I came across this on ebay a few days ago- just wanted to bring it to everyone's attention. It seems like a pretty good deal. You choose the color and the finish. There is a $60 core charge, so your car won't be out of commission while the cover is powder coated. Sorry if this is a repost.

Powder Coated Valve Covers

If the link doesn't work, just search for "powder coated s2000."

The seller's name is trgcoating.

 

this is pretty cool. might do this for both my S and my civic.

 

mines in the shop right now getting powder coated

 

That's cool... what are they doing to remove the existing coat?? Shot blast or chemicals??

I feel a part of my engine's blow up was due to some of the shot remaining in the oil trap near the PCV... an oil gallery was blocked going to the camshaft... brand new oil filter 4k miles previous.... In future I will be chemically stripping the coat just incase!

 

They use a media blast:

It says....

"All products powder coated by TRG are hot tanked to remove thick built up grease normally found in valve covers. This is important as it removes residue that causes blasting media to get stuck in baffles which will eventually wear down your engine. Next the original finish is stripped by media blasting using a angular grit to ensure good mechanical adhesion. Bead blasting is not a proper method to produce good mechanical adhesion because its a spherical grit and does not "etch" the part. The part is than cleaned with dry air to remove excess grit and finally pretreated with a phosphate or chromate to chemically etch the substrate and provide the best adhesion availible on the market today. The part is than coated to the current condition free of pock marks and outgas marks.

 

That's cool... I think my place that I got it powdercoated was a bit of a joke... paid for it in the end though...