red crinkle finish valve cover

big pipe · Post by **big pipe** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:53 pm

does any body know if there is a paint i can buy to do this to my valve cover? i like the style of the B and H series valve covers, i was just wondering if i could do it to mine.

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:20 pm

big pipe;100328 wrote:does any body know if there is a paint i can buy to do this to my valve cover? i like the style of the B and H series valve covers, i was just wondering if i could do it to mine.

at autozone they have krylon wrinkle finish in either red or black. it looks exactly like oem.

looks like this in the red can.

g3integragsr · Post by **g3integragsr** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:34 pm

mike93hatch;100330 wrote:at autozone they have krylon wrinkle finish in either red or black. it looks exactly like oem.

looks like this in the red can.

correct......however autozone around here doesnt sell the Krylon wrinkle finish in Red......they only have black.

I found my red at O'Riellys Auto Parts.

Here is what mine looked like after I sandblasted, painted and pollished the letters....

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:45 pm

doesnt look very wrinkly. you need to doa bout 3 light coats and let it dry in between each one.

g3integragsr · Post by **g3integragsr** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:11 pm

mike93hatch;100335 wrote:doesnt look very wrinkly. you need to doa bout 3 light coats and let it dry in between each one.

It looks better in person. Its actually very wrinkly <--funny word right there

big pipe · Post by **big pipe** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:51 am

cool, so if i can only find black, i could just go over the wrinkled black finish with a regular red right?
also..g3integragsr, was yours smooth when you started, or did it have a little wrinkle finish to it already?

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:10 am

big pipe;100349 wrote:cool, so if i can only find black, i could just go over the wrinkled black finish with a regular red right?
also..g3integragsr, was yours smooth when you started, or did it have a little wrinkle finish to it already?

you will want to strip all the paint off the valve cover. use aircraft remover. and no just find the red wrinkle paint if red is what you want. there are autozones and oreilys everywhere, one of them will have it.

Capt'n Obvious · Post by **Capt'n Obvious** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:21 am

if you use the same teccnique as in marbling (i dont know what is refered to as) but use regular paint when it is wet would you get that wrinkly finish? just wondering.:PDT_iq:

g3integragsr · Post by **g3integragsr** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:29 pm

big pipe;100349 wrote:cool, so if i can only find black, i could just go over the wrinkled black finish with a regular red right?
also..g3integragsr, was yours smooth when you started, or did it have a little wrinkle finish to it already?

I agree with Mike, if you want red....just get the red paint. Someone around you will have it.

My valve cover was smooth when I started, instead of stripping the paint I sandblasted it.

HardCore97 · Post by **HardCore97** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:30 pm

g3integragsr;100338 wrote:It looks better in person. Its actually very wrinkly <--funny word right there

yep looks good in person. i need to do mine