How easy is it to paint a cam cover? Do you need special paint to cope with the heat? Mine's looking a bit tatty now. I would obviously take the cover off and spray it on a bench.

 

 

I had ago with some spray made up by a refinishing suppliers which I was happy with but wasn't 100% on closer inspection, and with these cars people get in real close to have alook.

Sent mine off to a place in Warrington I think....Headshop?? It's in my post listings, it was 100% perfect, factory green machined back.

I think it was about 8 day turn around.

 

 

Thanks lads. I'm not bad with a spray can and I feel confident doing it myself but I don't wanna spend loads of time doing the cover and then a few months later the paint starts to flake or look shit.

keep you opinions coming please pf people.

 

 

I did the very same, bought another, stripped it and had ago so as not to e carless over summer....then sent it off after I wasn't 100% it would cut it.

 

Painted and then cut back before lacquer

On the engine

Vapour blasted, was about Ł50-70

 

Another thing to consider is if the covers been cut back before as the height of the lettering will be reduced.

I fell foul of this as 1 I looked at was almost flat.

 

Thanks for the help people.

 

Just started refurbing two spares I have in the garage. Had them lightly blasted to start with as one had been polished and need that roughness back to it. Few coats of Etch Primer, Few coats of RAL3020 then finished with 2 coats of Satin Lacquer. Block the top with 800-1200-2000 wet and dry. Stills needs going over with 2000 but finish is pretty good.

 

Wow. That looks mint.

 

Cheers. The UPOL rattle cans have pretty good spray patterns these days and go on nice and fine. someone had decided to polish it in the past and rounded off a few edges on the spark plug holes and edge of the filler cap