Re: polished intake prep

[Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>]

>Good luck getting anything on that valve cover/intake.  When stuff 
>is polished like that its hard to get paint to stick to it.  If you 
>want to paint or coat anything like that its best to have it 
>rougher...which of course would make it look crappy if you were 
>coating it with something clear.  I don't know...I guess you could 
>just never-dull it once a month, but that would get old fast...
>
>HTH
>Joe
>
> >What did I do wrong, or what should I use - if anything? The intake I'm not
>
> >so worried about, as it's easy to get at should it need a good shining up
> >from time to time, but the valve cover will be buried and needs some kind
> >of protection..
>

I used high temp engine clear paint in a rattle can.  Dulled the finish
a little bit.  But it has never gotten any more dull in years. :)  Pep
Boys special, no drips, greying, chipping, whatever.  Still looks
decent years later.  Kevin, did you let it sit first to see how clear
it was going to be after it dried?

==Brett

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