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Old 06-02-2012, 04:17 AM
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I finally got around to paint stripping and painting my valve cover today.

I used http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/wrinkleplus/

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Thanks for looking.
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Old 06-02-2012, 10:42 AM
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Thats looks great, I've been wanting to repaint mine as well. What was the downtime like for you?
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Nice work
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Its easier than you think! The paint took about 1 hour to dry in the oven.

Start to finish about 4 hours. Looks so much better now the paints not flaking off haha
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Looks great.
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Looks good!
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Good job.
This is on my to-do list.
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Can't see the pictures in the first post now.

I stripped and painted mine at the weekend. Here are some pictures of mine during the process.
before

removed and looking horrible

stripped

Just after the final coat

wrinkling up in the house

Dried and ready to fit

Cleaned & polished plug cover

Fitted

Much tidier.
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Looks great mate! Your wrinkles are larger than mine, wonder what we did differently?
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More paint will give thicker wrinkles.
It's a fine balance though as not enough and it will leave a smooth finish in places.

Yours looks great now I can see the pictures again. 8)
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