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Old 01-26-2010, 04:37 PM
Texholdem Texholdem is offline
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Originally Posted by long-gone View Post
When you get it back you'll find that the casting is not that good of a quality, with numerous defects and wrinkles. Use a flat file on the flats and dremel or die grinder with either various barrel sanders or cylindrical stones to get in the rounded areas.
it would be way beyond my skill , maybe I could get it done too; or is it possible to sand and paint without removing? Certainly the backside is hard to reach. Since everything else in the engine bay is old, a shiny valve cover would not look right. i would paint it to a dull, weathered finish.
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