Yellow cam cover

[racydave]

I preped and painted my cam cover last spring, now the paint is comin off. Cant deal with the yellow! Any sucess with painting, or alt ideas appreciated

[Danno]

you mean the paint is flaking off, or you are taking it off on purpose because you don't like the yellow?

I think you should paint one red and one green, or paint them in some sort of red white green scheme.

[pope]

Why dont you get it powercoated. They can do any color you want and durable enough to hit it with a wrench and no damage.


Did you really paint it yellow??????????

[racydave]

On my 79, the cam cover is plastic, and very ugly yellow. Some folks take off the pain in a-- backsheilds and cover. My luck says keep it all covered up, even thou its not as cool. I painted it flat black last spring... Even with what I thought was a good prep, it dint stay on. Wish I could powder it!

[mdrburchette]

Dave's talking about the timing cover, right Dave? Have Ron make you one out of aluminum and have Spiderman engraved in it.

[racydave]

OK, timing belt cover,( my terminologies are very GM, not valve cover) But its still yellow... Dont think Ive got enough mustard for Spider-Man, How-bout knucklehead? I can do that! Aluminum sounds interestin, got any pics?

[78spyderturbo]

Try wrinkle paint it stais on very well.

[pope]

As an inexpensive alternative, Krylon makes a spray paint that is just for plastics. It bonds on a molecular level. I have heard it really words well if the surface is prepared as instructed. Home Depot and Lowes maybe Walmart.

....and yes, it comes in YELLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL

[Danno]

Yeah, pope, good call. Krylon Fusion works great on plastics. No priming, and as long as you clean the piece well adhesion is great. I had some on a decoritive engine cover piece in my Aerio and it never faded or came off at all. that was more of an ABS plastic, though. I think it would work well with our timing belt cover. They do carry red white and green and most wal-marts carry the Fusion line.

[mbouse]

yeah, if you don't want to use that special Krylon spray for plastic you need to get a "for plastic" primer....sold at most parts stores. NAPA was the last place I bought a rattle can of the plastic primer.

[ch33kster]

On my 1969 Fiat, the cam covers alloy. and was painted a camo grey. I removed it, stripped and scrubbed it and then polished it on a workbench polish wheel. Took a bit of doing but definately worth it. Def worth laquering as well as it can go dull over time or just remove and buff when needed.

[mbouse]

if only those early t-belt covers worked for the 2 litre... life would be so much prettier

[racydave]

Chas, looks great! now im bummed.

[Leesfer]

You know mike sells that timing belt cover, too..


hes got some nice polished ones for like 80 I think

[corujoxx]

This is my ´79 engine. I´ve painted the cam covers in red (high tem spray) and the belt cover is painted with normal body paint (base + clearcoat)
Much better than before...



ch33kster, the aluminum cover is relly nice! The 1979 model is plastic, and not good quality.

Regards!!

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