Anyone restore/repaint a black OEM 2.2L valve cover? I've got a bit or corrosion on the left side I need to deal with--probably have to be stripped somehow before repainting. Best way to do this?
refinishing OEM black valve cover
Anyone restore/repaint a black OEM 2.2L valve cover? I've got a bit or corrosion on the left side I need to deal with--probably have to be stripped somehow before repainting. Best way to do this?
media blast, then powder coat.
Where in MI are you?
SW Lower, near Niles
+1 I bead blasted mine and had it coated with DuPont Black Wrinkle. Looks exactly like stock after sanding the ribs and letters down with a sanding block. Heck I think it looks better than stock.
Does the exposed aluminum then need to be clear-coated? Probably going to have to do the intake as well so they match colorwise.
I haven't clear coated mine and aren't having any issues but I don't drive through salt infested roads with it either. I don't think the factory VC's are clear coated.
is this just a naturally asperated cover, or the turbo/ shelby cover?
the turbo/ shelby's i thought were wrinkle black, while the NA's got a nice dose of semi gloss. clear coat will make them glossy.
maybe clear first then wrinkle over top?
I don't know how the aluminum itself was originally finished before it was painted--I'd guess it was anodized in some way. The media blasting will probably remove that thin coating along with the paint. I don't know if anyone sells a high-temp clear coat--
If you sand off the lettering and hit it with some mothers aluminum polish that will protect it well and also make it shine nicely.
you can polish it, no need to clear it as aluminum doesnt rust. it may oxidize in a few months, but mag polish makes short work of that.
Nick G. 1984 Dodge Rampage
Unfortunately we live in the midwest so the car sees a lot of temperature and moisture extremes--maybe a high temp epoxy clear coat? I know the factory mag (aluminum) rims came with some sort of clear coat on them.
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