Had some time today and the weather was nice, so I finished a project on the Camaro I've been planning for awhile. I wanted to accent the few red items I have on the engine, so I pulled off my Edelbrock valve covers and gave them some bling.
I masked off the outside smooth area and then sanded, cleaned and shot the ribbed area bright red:


Then I used a razor blade to remove most the paint on the fins once it dried. After that I sanded the remaining paint and polished the fins and lettering:


I polished the rest the smooth parts and reinstalled them. I like the dash of red to go with the plug wires and give the engine some contrasting color:

 

Lookin good. Too bad your on the other side of the country. I would take them to my dads polish shop for ya and make them look new. I have a set of finned covers. They came on my first car and I still rock them to this day. Didn't you get new brackets I can't tell in the pic.

 

That looks great! I like the razor blade idea, I was going to use a little thinner on a rag when I did mine...which is supposed to happen tomorrow. Thanks for the new idea!

 

Those look really great. Nice job. It definitely pops under the hood.

 

Cool, that looks sweet thanks for the idea

 

Love it

 

That would have been much easier, and look even better! Yes, I did get new brackets and pulleys, plus a new Weiand alum. water pump.

 

Yeah, a friend of mine said he just uses a rag with thinner on it, but I was hesitant, as I thought it might wick into the paint and lift it.

Thanks Steve!

Thanks Joe!

Thanks!

 

That looks awesome I'm hitting mine with some purple

 

Will you be painting any other parts purple? It's always good to have a few things match, but not too many or it gets too much of a good thing.