[Teebone]

I am thinking of painting a set of chrome valve covers, since they are in terrible shape anyway...can this be done?..they have some slight surface rust which I can get out. What prepping needs to be done for the paint to stay on?.. I want to paint them Ford blue.

'59 T-Bird..[color:blue]'70 Mustang Convert</font color=blue>...[color:green]'72 Mach One</font color=green>
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The Black Bird At 42,she's the oldest in my Ford stable

 

[Huskinhano]

Try sandblasting them. I bought a small sandblaster from Sears a few years ago for about $35.00, holds 30 lbs. of sand. Works great for small jobs. I did a pair of regular valve covers, came out great!

Tom
You can do anything you want to......ONCE!
aka "my 66 coupe"

 

[Gene_J]

To do it right requires stripping chemicals. Sand blasting could work if you get the surface rough enough for primer paint to bite.

When I did the Pickup's bumpers I found that it was cheaper and easier to buy new unchromed bumpers than the chemicals and have the disposal problem.

Gene J

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66 Coupe/66 Convert/84 GT Turbo/96 coupe

Gene's cars

 

[i967mustang]

Hi, a friend of mine owns a body shop and I watched him spray some kind of a primer over the chrome and then paint it he said it was special just for doing that. dont know what it is or where he got it though. John

Opal frost pearl metallic 67 coupe http://www.jps.net/binay/webdocs/febef75b01.JPG
also have a 95 opal frost pearl G/T BOSS edition convertible belongs to swmbo

 

[janschutz]

I have sandblasted and painted with good results.

John L. Anschutz
Allen, TX
68 Diamond Blue Coupe - 302
68 Acapulco Blue Coupe - I6 - 200
http://www.dallas.net/~jjmsansc/parts/Stangs.jpg

 

[daves67ss]

The reason for the chemical strip of the existing chrome is to maintain a smooth surface in order to re-chrome. Chrome hates a rough surface and it's not very good at filling pores. If your going to paint I'd go ahead and sand blast.

http://home.mindspring.com/~thedaughertys/_uimages/M1.jpg
Now 293 ci (.030" bore) with Holley 450 and 295,000 miles
MCA #49294

 

[VictorII]

I use sandpaper to scuff it real good and then high temp zinc oxide primer and then hi-temp top coat. It''s chaper that way and I haven't had the paint come off as yet.

...modified '65 convertible...