How does this look?
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How does this look?
I wanted to clean and paint one valve cover before I did the passengers' side valve cover, oil pan, and longblock.
This was done with Dupli-color (2 coats) Primer (4 coats) Cast Coat Aluminum. I think it looks better than the Ford gray.
Before and after.
This was done with Dupli-color (2 coats) Primer (4 coats) Cast Coat Aluminum. I think it looks better than the Ford gray.
Before and after.
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Here is where I got the color idea and more examples from other folks' engines.
http://www.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=856415
http://www.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=856415
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It was....
FWIW, it took me around 1.5+ hours to turn that one valve cover out. :lol:
It was caked with oil from 20 years leaks and heat. It also had bits of gasket stuck to it. I cleaned the underside and outside up.
This might give you an idea. :yuck: :meh:
With the intake on, you really couldn't see the hidden mess beneath.
That above pic is with the AC, PS pump, and other junk off the drivers' side.
I had scrubbed them with simple green and a 3M scrub pad. I then used a drill and grinder with a wire brush and buffed all the rust and paint off. The hard to get places I hand sanded with sand paper.
One of these for the big work:
and one kind like this for the smaller stuff:
One like this on the drill:
The big grinder uses this:
I needed one of these, but o-well...
FWIW, it took me around 1.5+ hours to turn that one valve cover out. :lol:
It was caked with oil from 20 years leaks and heat. It also had bits of gasket stuck to it. I cleaned the underside and outside up.
This might give you an idea. :yuck: :meh:
With the intake on, you really couldn't see the hidden mess beneath.
That above pic is with the AC, PS pump, and other junk off the drivers' side.
I had scrubbed them with simple green and a 3M scrub pad. I then used a drill and grinder with a wire brush and buffed all the rust and paint off. The hard to get places I hand sanded with sand paper.
One of these for the big work:
and one kind like this for the smaller stuff:
One like this on the drill:
The big grinder uses this:
I needed one of these, but o-well...
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Originally Posted by 92F150Flare
Looks great.......I'm wondering now how much of that I can do with my engine still in the truck!!! I guess I'll have to do lots of masking and be real careful. Worth it though.looks great!
Not sure if you can get the oil pan out without pulling the motor.
My oil pan was rusted up pretty bad. I'm sanding it down right now.
Not sure how good of a job you can do with the motor still in the truck.
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If you had much rust on the oil pan, you might just want to replace as those are known to rust out. It's alot easier while the motor is out. Then you wouldn't have to do all the clean up work on the pan before paint.
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Originally Posted by alz
If you had much rust on the oil pan, you might just want to replace as those are known to rust out. It's alot easier while the motor is out. Then you wouldn't have to do all the clean up work on the pan before paint.
If I had the cash to blow, I would have just bought some snazzy valve covers and a new oil pan. But, I'm already over budget on this whole 302HO swap.
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I just bought a rusted up bumper today for $50 so I'll be doing the same sort of prep work as you DOHC330. I'm going to get all of the rust and remaining paint off of the bumper and finish it with some bedliner (Herculiner or Dupli-Color). Anything I should be wary of ahead of time?
Here's some pics from the angles I was able to see the bumper with it still in my truck. Has a box for a winch and a slot for feeding the cable. By the way, anyone selling a winch?!
http://i170.-----------.com/albums/u...f/b8c097fc.jpg
http://i170.-----------.com/albums/u...f/26713196.jpg
-Chris
Here's some pics from the angles I was able to see the bumper with it still in my truck. Has a box for a winch and a slot for feeding the cable. By the way, anyone selling a winch?!
http://i170.-----------.com/albums/u...f/b8c097fc.jpg
http://i170.-----------.com/albums/u...f/26713196.jpg
-Chris
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DOHC330MustangGT, the easiest way to clean off those parts is with a sandblaster.
If you have a big enough compressor, a valve cover could be done in about 5 minutes.
If you use a smaller compressor, you have to pace it and wait for your tank to represurieize.
If you have a big enough compressor, a valve cover could be done in about 5 minutes.
If you use a smaller compressor, you have to pace it and wait for your tank to represurieize.
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Originally Posted by netscaner
DOHC330MustangGT, the easiest way to clean off those parts is with a sandblaster.
If you have a big enough compressor, a valve cover could be done in about 5 minutes.
If you use a smaller compressor, you have to pace it and wait for your tank to represurieize.
If you have a big enough compressor, a valve cover could be done in about 5 minutes.
If you use a smaller compressor, you have to pace it and wait for your tank to represurieize.
-Chris
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Originally Posted by Skandocious
I just bought a rusted up bumper today for $50 so I'll be doing the same sort of prep work as you DOHC330. I'm going to get all of the rust and remaining paint off of the bumper and finish it with some bedliner (Herculiner or Dupli-Color). Anything I should be wary of ahead of time?
Here's some pics from the angles I was able to see the bumper with it still in my truck. Has a box for a winch and a slot for feeding the cable. By the way, anyone selling a winch?!
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u269/Skandociouss/Truck%20Stuff/b8c097fc.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u269/Skandociouss/Truck%20Stuff/26713196.jpg
-Chris
Here's some pics from the angles I was able to see the bumper with it still in my truck. Has a box for a winch and a slot for feeding the cable. By the way, anyone selling a winch?!
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u269/Skandociouss/Truck%20Stuff/b8c097fc.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u269/Skandociouss/Truck%20Stuff/26713196.jpg
-Chris
For the coating..... that boils down to if you want more looks or more function. If I needed tough, I'd do the Herculiner. If I wanted the looks, I'd go with paint.
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Originally Posted by DOHC330MustangGT
If you do this bumper with a grinder and wire brush (use that cone looking one for flat and the other for tight spots), it's going to take you some time. LOL
For the coating..... that boils down to if you want more looks or more function. If I needed tough, I'd do the Herculiner. If I wanted the looks, I'd go with paint.
For the coating..... that boils down to if you want more looks or more function. If I needed tough, I'd do the Herculiner. If I wanted the looks, I'd go with paint.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...-function.html
I don't have one of those grinders but I was going to get the cone shaped wire brush to use on my plug in electric drill. You think it would really take me too long? Maybe I'll just buy the sand blaster and some abrasive. I see that sears sells a decent one for ~$60.
-Chris