Valve covers before and after

[Kibokojoe]

Cleaned up a couple of valve covers this weekend. Pretty happy with the results. Sanded them down with 220, 600 grit sandpaper and water. Then polished them out with an aluminum polishing kit from Caswell. Took about an hour on one and about two hours on the other. Sprayed them down with a satin clear exhaust paint. Suppose to handle temps up to 2000 F

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj225/kibokojoe/valvecoverbefore.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj225/kibokojoe/DSCF1338.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj225/kibokojoe/valvecovercomplete.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj225/kibokojoe/DSCF1355.jpg

[stx133]

nice work, on the M60 they are mostly covered so the impact would not be as great.

[e34.535i.sport]

Nice work!!! Here's some pics of mine befire and after but I cheated and used paint!!!
Before:
http://img18.picoodle.com/img/img18/3/2/18/f_Image022m_af8982a.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/3/2/18/f_Image022m_af8982a.jpg&srv=img18)

After:
http://img19.picoodle.com/img/img19/3/2/18/f_valvepaint1m_9e816d0.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/3/2/18/f_valvepaint1m_9e816d0.jpg&srv=img19)

I did clean it before painting though... Honest! :D

[Kibokojoe]

Nice, I thought of doing this but I already have the aluminum polishing kit.

[bmwrp8]

nice work:)

[Bo525i]

nice job @ both!

[dauchande]

What do you do for the M60? Do you have to remove the rocker panels? My gold rocker panels are peeling left and right.

[Kibokojoe]

Thanks