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Nvious
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Post #1 post 5th September 2006 - 06:13 AM
Ok First I would suggest buying a second rocker cover so you can take your time with it.

Step 1: Paint strip your rocker cover back if you have paint on it (either factory or Aftermarket)

I did not need to do this as the rocker cover I bought was bare aluminum anyway.

Step 2: Give the rocker cover a good sand with suitable wet and dry sand paper

Step 3: Mask off the 2 Oil Lines and Oil Cap on the rocker cover.

Step 4: Find a suitable paint, make sure you buy some High Temperature paint. I got some VHT paint (wrinkle red). Costs around $12.
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Step 5: Find a suitable area to begin spraying the cover. Then start Spraying it. You should give it one Thick Coat to begin with.
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Step 6: Spray another 2 lighter coats on.

Step 7: Allow to dry for 10 minutes then get a Heat gun to help cure the paint, With the wrinkle red paint u need to do this to make it wrinkly. Do this for a good 15 – 20 minutes.
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Step 8: Allow it to dry for at least 12hrs.
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Step 9: Your ready to sand back the Nissan & Twincam 16 valve logos. To do this get some fine Wet and dry paper and slowly do this, try to only sand the logos and not the cover!

Step 10: Take off the tape on the Oil lines.
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And your ready to mount it on the car!!

You will need some liquid gasket for the rocker cover gasket, when u install it on the car.

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Post #2

that looks good, i was thinking of dipping mine in chrome to make it look awsome!

fat tony
Post #3

hey man that loos sik! it looks better than gloss IMO

Rookie ROX
Post #4

Question Chuong - how long did it take you to sand those bloody logos/words? I've come to the conclusion that Hi-Temp paint sucks, and I'm sick of bloody sanding but can't find an easier way, especially seeing as it's solvent resistant rolleyes.gif

Looks good otherwise thumbsup.gif

ROCK ON
R~R

Nvious
Post #5

Hey mitch,
I got a small block of wood and got the sand paper out and wrapped it around it and went away sanding off the nissan and twin cam bits carefully

Rookie ROX
Post #6

QUOTE(Nvious @ Oct 4 2006, 12:52 AM) [snapback]1280319569[/snapback]

Hey mitch,
I got a small block of wood and got the sand paper out and wrapped it around it and went away sanding off the nissan and twin cam bits carefully


Hmmm...the ease of a 4cyl, only one cover and it's flat. I've been avoiding going back to it simply because it's pissing me off, I just don't have the patience to sit and sand and sand and sand. Then repeat process with finer grit to get it all beautiful.

Anyway...I'll get there...eventually..

ROCK ON
R~R

millsi
Post #7

if you dont want to sand the words as its a pain in the ass, then each time you do a coat of paint carefully rub the letters with thinners on a rag.

Rookie ROX
Post #8

Meh - I gave up and resprayed it all again laugh.gif

It's a pain in the ass when the paint your using is solvent resistant so it takes off jack all when you try, looks fine like it is...*shrugs*

ROCK ON
R~R

(mr2)
Post #9

cover the letters with masking tape, put the tape over the letters and trace it out with a stanly knife, saves sanding it

Clakka
Post #10

another way to do the letters is to put vasoline over the letters and then paint the cover...once it's dry just wipe over the letters and the vasoline with the paint will come off...easier than sanding.
kurt19
Post #11

very different, very nice

*TiMy*
Post #12

cover the letters in vassaline . then the paint donw stick to it .

pipster11
Post #13

where can i get me some of this paint?

...on the gold coast

Rookie ROX
Post #14

Any good auto store;

Autobarn, Repco, Aussie Auto, Auto1, my local Super Cheap doesn't carry it though.

There's a few different brands, but just make sure it's a High Temperature paint, Brake Caliper paint will also work, although it's usually not the same wrinkle style paint.

ROCK ON
R~R

razor-
Post #15

QUOTE(Clakka @ Oct 15 2006, 02:08 PM) [snapback]1280358733[/snapback]

another way to do the letters is to put vasoline over the letters and then paint the cover...once it's dry just wipe over the letters and the vasoline with the paint will come off...easier than sanding.


Agreed. Thats what i do

corolla_rsi
Post #16

just did this yesterday as i was bored and sick of my covers being plain old red with no polished letters i used the sand paper method but if i knew that vasoline does the job i wouldve done it that way.

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jared_pulse
Post #17

i preferred it glossy in the first pic. nice tho im goin to do my cover wen it gets bak from repairs
cheers

Galant
Post #18

will do this week and post pics.

Galant
Post #19

done it


 
andrewmitchell123
Post #20

if u want to sand the letters just get a electric sander n quickly swipe across the top of them smile.gif

iamhappy46
Post #21

I did my S/S intercooler piping on my ute in the Black Wrinkle paint, looks almost factory fitted now wink.gif Engine bay heats was all that was needed to get it to wrinkle, not heat gun required wink.gif

pipster11
Post #22

hmmm
i think i may have to investigate this further
do you think it would have any effect on the heat transfer into the pipes?

christophagus
Post #23

what can you use if you dont have a heat gun?

pipster11
Post #24

hair dryer or the engine bay heat too

iamhappy46
Post #25

The VHT wrinkle paint is a semi-ceramic type material so it should reduce heat transfer... possibly. It would not increase heat transfer though so there is no 'loss' in using it.

the_random_hero
Post #26

Just go mild steel cooler pipes and HPC coating smile.gif

datjas
Post #27

ive done a few rocker covers and used a flat blade(razor)and just scrape backwards and forwards in a motion like youd hold a bog card against a small dent repair and its worked well.go blunt quick when your going through crinkle coat though.
HUSTLR
Post #28

did mine recently... shaved all the letterings off as well...

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