[red_ghost]

I was wonder how I would go about painting my magnesium valve covers. The problem is when they get hot they release gas and even the stock paint/coating on them had a bubble in it. Should I just do a high temp primer on them, then BC and CC? What I want to do is to make them match the exterior of the car, and there is a stripe on them with text, whcih I want to do that in the alsa killer chrome. Its on a 4.9L cadillac engine, so they do not make aftermarket valve covers that are not magnesium

 

[BlueBerry]

Super degrease in lauquer thinner


Bead blast


Dip in Laquer thinner again


Bake in home oven for 20 to 30 minutes.


Remove with latex Gloves


Coat with Appropriate primer when item is at room temp..




-- Thats how i used to prep for Powdercoating porus metals - Time consuming & BS

 

[BlueBerry]

Your killer chrome aint no cheap way out .............. I have an account with Alsa & cost is still up there.........



Better off just having it powdercoated for $50 in chrome

 

[red_ghost]

I wanted them powdercoated like above and they wanted $150, and their chrome looked ugly. Usually the place I got quoted is the cheapest. I'll have to shop around I guess. Figured I can paint it for cheaper.