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To paint my valve cover I used semi-flat KRYLON enamel spray paint... to do my HONDA I used TESTORS brand Gloss Gray Gris Brilliant 2538 Enamel Paint Marker that I bought from a hobby shop... IT IS FANTASTIC! Since the valve cover heats up it actually smoothed out the paint and made it look very factory made... I made sure I used a fine grit sandpaper to rub it down and rub the enamel off the letters before i painted them!

 

whats next for it ?

 

I am test fitting a header for WestImports along with a high flow cat that Khanselman is sending me and after that I plan on updating my grounding wires (windcalmer, as soon as I get a better shot of my enginebay I will send it!) and that'll be all I can do until I scrap the whole thing and do the k series swap! I'll probably end up doing a k24 because it will be cheaper.

 

header and cables should make it look very nice under the hood!
be sure to put up pics

 

hey man, do you think the paint pen you used will get too hot and drip?!

 

Moog, what kind of sandpaper did you use? i use 400 grit for things that just need to be ruffed up a bit, you know PPP (Prep, prime, and paint) is usally your best bet to keeping your paint in one place, and not having to worry about drips.....but thats only boatswain-mate talk....^^

 

It has been a couple weeks now and absolutely nothing wrong with the paint... it is smooth and looks like a factory painted it. I used super fine sandpaper... I dont know the grit but it was almost smooth enough to not really scratch unless I applied pressure.