valve cover
valve cover
has anyone evr had their valve cover polished or chromed. if so how much was it and how much is a new valve cover to put on till i get the original done mine looks like poo right now.<P><A HREF="http://www.firststatebmx.com/other/engine.jpg" TARGET=_blank>a pic of my valve cover not very good </A><P>right now it looks like it had whit mold growing on it but i polished it in one spot for like 10 min and now it looks grey but still not good
Re: valve cover
<A HREF="http://www.mx-3.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb. ... 3&t=001404" TARGET=_blank>check this out</A><P>So you can probably take it to a machine shop that does polishing & get some NICE work done. Maybe you can get the outside of it chrome plated.<P>Or you can probably get some metal polish and polish it up. If you go this route make sure it's safe for high temp stuff....<P>Also you can get high temp ceramic paint from most auto stores. A lot of people use this to paint their valve cover, and brake components the same color.
tk1138<P>There's not really anything I want to say over and over.
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cjthor
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Re: valve cover
Hey thats mine!! Screw paint & go polished!!
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Re: valve cover
can i see a pic of yours cjthor?
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mzdspd:<BR><STRONG>bump<P>ok someone has to have some info on this.</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I've been polishing mine, and it's almost complete. I'll have pictures soon.<P>It takes a good bit of patients, but in the outcome looks very professional.<BR>You need to get sandpaper, something course like 100 to 200 grit to start out with. Next use a 200 to 280 to remove the previous scratches and than a finer grit, and than finer. Finishing grits are roughly 400 and up. My finishing grit is a 1500, which is really fine, making every scratch dissapear. The polish you use is up to you. I use blue magic. All of this is available at any auto parts store.<P>It will help if you are using a power sander to make things faster. I did most of mine by hand, but I have the BP valve cover which is more difficult to polish with a power tool.