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Old 07-05-2020, 07:59 PM   #1
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Valve cover key holder...thing.

Hey guys, I did this awhile ago for a fellow Zilvian, just for fun. I liked how it came out so I figured I'd post up some pictures of it.

He had a spare DE valve cover sitting around that was a little rough, so I decided to make it a nice wall hanger for him to hang his keys off of. I didn't want to modify it for that sole purpose, just in case plans change for the part and someone decided to use it in the future.

Here it was when I got it. Not the worst, not the best.


Used some aircraft stripper and some elbow grease to get everything off it..


Threw it in the mix when I was priming something else (I don't have a picture of it, but I did etch prime it before I sprayed the surfacer)


Blurry photo, but this was the beginning of wet-sanding the whole thing..


After wet-sanding, polished the letters at this point, just so I'm not fighting every layer later on for the final polish..


The cover sat around for awhile before I had the energy to bring it in the booth and lay down some paint. Forgot the exact code, it came off a mazda, 2-3 coats of base, 2-3 coats of clear. Came out pretty good, only 2 dirt nibs that I could find, which buffed out later on..


The next day, came in a masked it all off to do the final polish of the letters. I think I went to either 3000 or 5000 grit


Starting to take shape..


Final product. Just bought some basic bolts and polished them up. This way if someone ever decides to use it, nothing will have to change. Threads were a little long, but a few minutes on the grinder and everything was gravy.


Again, this was just for fun, hopefully you guys like it
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Old 07-05-2020, 10:29 PM   #2
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Great work mate! I dunno why, but i get enjoyment out of rocker cover restorations lol.
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Old 07-06-2020, 04:53 AM   #3
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yeah it was super satisfying to do. I'm a body tech, so I'm not in the paint booth every day, which made me even more happy with how it turned out.
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Definitely a solid representation of what giving a shit looks like. Well done.

Ever considered doing fades and such? Might actually be something work getting into. There is a decent market for a professionally painted cover.
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yeah I'd be down for something like that. JUN style all the way! I've been thinking about getting a plotter to start doing custom paintwork/airbrushing.
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Lookin fancy, I dig it.
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I can send you some LS valve covers if you wanna try something out. They're flat and easy to manipulate.
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I can send you some LS valve covers if you wanna try something out. They're flat and easy to manipulate.
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Rb set with hks black, green purple would be legit

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yeah it was super satisfying to do. I'm a body tech, so I'm not in the paint booth every day, which made me even more happy with how it turned out.

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So I just picked up a spare S13 SR valve cover if anyone is interested in a custom paintjob, etc. PM me if you'd like.
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NEET!!! I've had this single cam cover sitting round for ages and think I might finally have a use for it.

*I've never owned a single cam KA*
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it'll fit JANK.. and no one likes Jank except Broke ass zilvians.
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