Valve Cover Paint(?)

"CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever" (carsoffortlangley) 06/14/2020 at 15:18 • Filed to: None

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Chrysler Blue or just matte black to match my air cleaner?

Boxer_4 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:22

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For reference, what was stock?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:23

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Red, perhaps?

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Boxer_4 06/14/2020 at 15:25

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Rust it looks like. I think unpainted?

Blue is a common slant 6 colour, but typically older models

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/14/2020 at 15:26

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Perhaps. It would match the interior kinda

The Snowman > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:26

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Black unless you are svending the shit out of the rest of the engine and bay, then color looks better.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:29

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Bed liner paint.

That makes it an off-roader, I think.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:29

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If you decide to apply paint, I’d suggest pulling the valve cover and having it dipped first. Or whatever they call the process of cleaning it completely inside and out. I did that to Rusty and it really improved the looks of things.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:30

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Duplicolor has a color called “cast coat iron” for a ceramic engine paint. It would look great and be easy to keep looking great.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:32

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Neither. Powder coat. Available in a very similar blue as well. Had mine done at Surf-Tech in Port Moody. If you’re not picky about color they can often give you a deal by doing it at the same time as a larger job contracted by someone else . I went red, so I had to pay, but red is the fastest color so I really had little choice in the matter.

XJDano > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:34

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If you go with blue get the sticker too.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/142634265921

Otherwise clean it real nice and either black or the hammered black and gray spray paint. Or  have it power coated black.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:38

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And if I did it, I’d choose a grey color that complimented the body color.

DirtyDodge > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:39

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I believe in the mid 80's chrysler started painting the engines a color known as boring black, when i rebuilt my diplomats engine i painted it chrysler blue and it was a great choice, engine bays are better with color.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 06/14/2020 at 15:40

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Yes. And it would nicely compliment the color of the rest of the truck.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > XJDano 06/14/2020 at 15:42

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Oh, I got stickers!!

RacinBob > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:46

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Woah, you can plug a computer into that thing??????

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:46

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I like when engines are a colour, Its one of my favourite things about old cars.

anything but lime  green or caterpillar yellow is acceptable. 

gettingoldercarguy > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:46

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Powder coat, do it right once.

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:54

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My slant is still original blue. It’s always a welcome sight when I open the hood.

XJDano > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 15:56

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Oh, yeah and that light blue would be perfect. 

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > gettingoldercarguy 06/14/2020 at 15:59

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Yeah, and I would probably take the air cleaner to be done as well.  Matchy match

MM54 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 16:06

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A bit of color can’t hurt, but I think either is considerably improved from how it is now

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 16:09

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Was doing a valve cover gasket on my SAAB recently and happened to have black engine paint so brushed it off, cleaned it up and shot it. Cleaned off the letters too. Don’t know how long it’ll last but it looks great for now:

Dat red coil pack these B204 have is the sex.

Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 16:56

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I was going to suggest maybe just clean and polish and keep it stock?  With the stickers, I’d probably go black but that’s me...

ClassicDatsunDebate > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 17:19

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My vote is blue.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2020 at 23:22

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personally i’d go with the blue so its easier to see oil leaks etc.