Valve Cover painting...

[bgdowski]

Im interested in painting my valve cover and, when I get it, my EFI manifold with a high temp wrinkle paint, leaving the OPEL letters and the cooling fins unpainted (or sand the paint off after) then polishing the bare aluminum.

My question is... Where can I find High-Temp "wrinkled" paint? I would prefer it in a rattle can and to do it myself, instead of taking it to a paint shop. Any ideas are welcomed... Here is a picture of the general idea im going for...

[PROPEL]

VHT wrinkle paint

It should also be available locally at a well-stocked auto parts store. Follow the directions exactly for best results. It should also be a hot, dry day when you apply it.

[bgdowski]

Thats exactly what i was looking for! Thanks for the quick response, Ill be sure to post up pictures when i get around to doing this!

[opelnut10]

Originally Posted by PROPEL VHT wrinkle paint It should also be available locally at a well-stocked auto parts store. Follow the directions exactly for best results. It should also be a hot, dry day when you apply it.

If you have a heat gun you can use that to make the paint crinkle and have a more even finish, it works very good, also and high temp paint needs heat to bond it to what you are putting it on.

[PROPEL]

Originally Posted by opelnut10 If you have a heat gun you can use that to make the paint crinkle and have a more even finish, it works very good, also and high temp paint needs heat to bond it to what you are putting it on.

Yes, a heat gun will work...and an oven, too. I recently went through this exercise (many times) using all three methods above. In the end, I found that good ol' ultraviolet rays gave the best results. The depth of the wrinkles seems to vary according to the temperature or drying time. Your mileage may vary.