72 duster Build progress
Finished the valve covers today!
what I did was striped the covers,primed the covers,sanded the primer down,painted the covers,razer blades all the raised edges and fins that I wanted to show as aluminum so when I went to sand the paint the sander wouldnt ripp the paint off while sanding .....instead....razer blading before the sanding gave me a smooth surface to sand and left me with clean paint lines.
After all the hand sanding was done...I got out my electric palm sander with some 120 grit and ran the sander in a circular motion to give the aluminum a specific texture.
after all that was done I tack clothed them down and I sprayed them with clear to seal all the edges of the paint so they wont flake and also to stop the bare aluminum from oxidizing .
also I painted my headers in 2000 degree teflon header paint today....much better than the ceramic spray paint most people use,this stuff actually holds up to heat.
let me know what you all think!...PS. I am going to post a good bit of pictures to give everyone an idea of just how glossy these things came out but you really cant fully appreciate it from the pictures!
Just coated in orange
Just after razoring the first cover
just after sanding the first cover
Both sanded
Just after clear
You can see the reflection on the top LOL
SHINY
Drying
Still need to do one more coat
Finished the valve covers today!
what I did was striped the covers,primed the covers,sanded the primer down,painted the covers,razer blades all the raised edges and fins that I wanted to show as aluminum so when I went to sand the paint the sander wouldnt ripp the paint off while sanding .....instead....razer blading before the sanding gave me a smooth surface to sand and left me with clean paint lines.
After all the hand sanding was done...I got out my electric palm sander with some 120 grit and ran the sander in a circular motion to give the aluminum a specific texture.
after all that was done I tack clothed them down and I sprayed them with clear to seal all the edges of the paint so they wont flake and also to stop the bare aluminum from oxidizing .
also I painted my headers in 2000 degree teflon header paint today....much better than the ceramic spray paint most people use,this stuff actually holds up to heat.
let me know what you all think!...PS. I am going to post a good bit of pictures to give everyone an idea of just how glossy these things came out but you really cant fully appreciate it from the pictures!
Just coated in orange
Just after razoring the first cover
just after sanding the first cover
Both sanded
Just after clear
You can see the reflection on the top LOL
SHINY
Drying
Still need to do one more coat