Pinstriping Valve Cover Question???

I was wondering if any of you pinheads out here would recommend using a high heat paint to pinstripe a valve cover or would I be perfectly safe with One Shot?? Har****,..Skratch?? I was looking around and Eastwood should have a pint of what i need if high temp would be the choice way to go. Thanks in advance guys....

 

i dont think valve covers get hot enough to affect the Ones Shot. You proably wont have any luck trying to stripre the high heat stuff. Hopefully Unk Ian will reply to your post. He is pretty smart on this stuff

 

I had been contiplating that actually as far as the consistency of it and how it would pull when I went to stripe with heat paint as opposed to one shot, that's why I was hoping the tried and true One Shot would to the trick so i can start pulling some lines tonight. Gonna take a break from the bike and truck and see if my nerves would take some striping,....lol

 

1 Shot will hold up fine. I lettered my friends Cadillac valve covers 2 years ago and they still look the same as when they were first done.

 

Awsome! I was hoping One Shot was the answer and I wouldn't have to spend more cash i don't have!! Thanks guys!!

 

How about a pic when your done. Got me curious how they turned out

 

I know someone with a completely striped up engine and its holding up fine. Just stay away from exhaust ports I guess.

 

1-Shot should be fine for doing valve covers but I would recommend a couple of things:
First make sure that the surface is scrupulously clean before painting.I would wash them with a good wax and grease remover several times to get any ac***ulated grime off them and dry them with a clean paper towel.
After painting them,allow them to dry for several days before installing.A good coat of paste wax doesn't hurt either.
DON'T use engine degreaser or carb cleaner near them or you'll wind up doing them again.

 

Like Ray says,as long as the surface is clean and dry,it shouldn't be a problem.

 

It's freshly painted so no fear of grease, etc. its for my gmc straight 6. I'll post a pic when its finished. thanks for all the help!


....Focker out!

 

I've done maybe 15 sets of covers and haven't had any problems with any of them...the oldest being about 4 years old. One Shot kicks *** and never ceases to amaze me...by far the best striping paint out there.

 

the only problem i've had is,red will turn colors on you.worst case it will turn pink.

skratch

 

Where can you get one shot...Eastwood??

 

And almost any art supply store.

 

Try to get it locally first. Ordering it online or by mail you can get charged hazard fee and it isnt cheap!!!!

 

Look in the Yellow pages under "sign supplies".

 

Oh yes, it will hold up fine on valve covers. A couple years back i did lettering on the tips of a guys tail pipes, "ON THE GAS" on one side and "HAULIN ***" on the other, and it actually survived many a mile and a wash without comin off too.

 

I did the "Chevrolet" script on some old valve covers in 1971. I just used plastic model paint. I didn't know any better. The paint still looks like new! More recently (like 6 years ago) I painted some 70's Vette aluminum covers with high heat black gloss. I "striped" the fins with some more model paint I mixed up for color. They have held up fine. I think regular enamel takes the relatively low heat without a problem ( other than color changes!).

 

i just got a bunch of valve covers this weekend an I would like to stripe them and paint some images, eyeballs etc. besides the one shot are there any enamel hobby paints that would hold up under the engine heat. I am just starting pinstriping and i will use one shot for the stripes, but i did 'nt want to go crazy buying all the colors of one shot $$$ for the other painting.
also is a can of aerosol hi-temp engine paint strong enuff to paint them?
Does anyone coat the final painting with a clear coat or is that a waste of time?
sorry for all the questions but a winter project of painting auto parts might help to fight the winter time blues.

 

All you really need is a can of:Bright Red,White,Dark Blue,Chrome Yellow,and Black and you can make any color you might need.

 

thanx, oh yeah, I feel a little stupid now, would like to paint some pin up gals along with the stripes and need some good flesh tones

 

I contacted the factory rep at 1 shot. I can't remember the exact number but it was somewhere around 250 to 350 degrees F. He did not say what happens after that temp. Sounds like an experiment is in order!
But I did stripe my valve covers using 1 shot w/no issues (the base color under is plain old rattle can rustoleum). I have seen a lot of covers done and even some BBQ grill lids. So I would not worry about valve covers. Go for it and have fun.

 

any updates on this?