Re: Valve cover refurb questions

[Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx>]

Fred,

Regarding paint, is it turquoise or red?  I've seen both but more of
the red for sure.  I'm not sure which was original and why.

In my opinion, I wouldn't use the rattle can Turquoise.  The Mopar brand
rattle can spray paint from Summit and such for the engine turquoise
is way too 'blue' and looks like crap.  The original is more green-ish
than blue-ish.

I got a can from Eastwood and sprayed my manifold and valve covers
with my HLVP spray gun.  Much much better.  Plus it goes on much
smoother with better coverage than a rattle can.  Worth the effort,
IMHO.

Eastwood's Ceramic Engine Paint Qt 62-71 BB Chry Turqo
Item #51622 ZP

Since the Eastwood turquoise is on the money and went on smooth as
silk, I'd guess the red would be good too.

- Jim
Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
'63 Polara 500 (383)
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
'71 Bronco
On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 11:05 AM, fd_colorado <fd_colorado@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> valve cover refurb ?
>
> I want to paint the valve covers on my 1963 Belvedere 318 Poly.
>
> A few questions...
>
> 1) I don't see any evidence of there being a 318 sticker on the valve
> covers. Is this correct?
>
> 2) I plan on removing the valve covers, sandblasting them and then
> priming and painting?
> Does anyone have a recommendation on paints to use?
>
> 3) Is there any difference in the valve cover gaskets, e.g. Fel-pro,
> Mr. Gasket etc? Preferences?
>
>
> Thanks,  Fred
>
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