joekd Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) Spent some time in my workshop today smoothing my spare set of valve covers (taking off all the ridges) for anyone not familiar with 4.6 they are plastic/composite covers, not metalI did the major work removing stuff using my oscillating multi tool with metal blades then started sanding using 60 grit flap wheel on my angle grinder and now starting the fine work with my detail sander, only did the 60 grit so far, starting to look pretty decent but long way to go before I am happy with them and ready to spray some paint.No pics yet because even with my exhaust fan on my workshop was a big cloud of plastic dust, hardly the place to use a camera and I had so much dust on myself I went straight to the shower. Even wearing a mask I still ended up with a ton of dust in my nasal passages too.This is how the OEM covers look Edited January 14, 2013 by joekd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 dude i really wanna see this when ya get ready for pics, lol. i like the idea of shaving the ridges off. nice flat smooth v/c's will look sick! any idea of color yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekd Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 99% sure I am going with the same carbon black I used on the power steering tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekd Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Some quick pics, just wiped off the plastic dist and snapped these. As mentioned earlier these have only had 60 grit sanding done so I still have a lot more sanding to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRoush Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 nice! that's exactly how I did my VC's. Sanded the ridges and gave it a custom look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Show more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekd Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 No pics but here is an update. Did a lot more sandig this AM, washed them good and sprayed the first layer of primer. I just know tomorrow will be another round of fun sanding after the primer is dry and I can see all the little areas that still need to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 We demand pics! :this_thread_is_wort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekd Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Updated pics, primer drySome more sanding and another spray of primerAlmost there, couple more coats of primer with a ton more sanding then they should be ready to spray some color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.greg Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Can't wait to see the finished product. Lots of work, but should be worth it. Good progress pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekd Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Pics from this AM, putty done, sanded again, sprayed primer, didn't even wait for it to dry before taking pics. Should only need another light sanding once dry then one more coat of primer and ready for color! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Coming together great man! I love at home low cost mods like these!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekd Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Paint is onclose up showing the metallic in the paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Came out real clean joe! awesome work, can't wait to see these bad boys resting in your engine bay! What paint did you use? Any clear coats on top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekd Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Rattle can believe it or not, Rustoleum professional series. Yes, 2-3 coats of clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekd Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Billet oil cap came in, painted it same the dark carbon metallic as my billet PS tank which I think is a good accent to the silver I used on the covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Daddy Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Looks good, if the puddy has issues under temp, you can use a plastic repair kid, same properties as pussy but accept heat better, and bond well to plastic and polymer compounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Looks good, if the puddy has issues under temp, you can use a plastic repair kid, same properties as pussy but accept heat better, and bond well to plastic and polymer compoundsquoted for truth! same properties as pussy, but accepts head better....must be phenomenal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Daddy Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 puddy and heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Those look great! Wonder if there's any 4.6's at the local pick and pull... Hmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 can we see a pic of the engine bay with covers on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekd Posted June 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 can we see a pic of the engine bay with covers on?Nope, I never installed them. Found a couple things I was not happy with, set them to the side and have simply not gotten back to them since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
