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10-27-2013, 02:26 PM
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valve cover color
On my 86 300SL I just got I wanted to detail the engine. It's an in line six with a long valve cover. I was thinking of having it powder coated as opposed to chromed for money reasons or should I just paint it? Now it's kind of a satin black but not real smooth. If I powder coat it I was thinking silver or should I just have it polished after removing the old paint? I'm going to have the air cleaner cover powder coated black. Any suggestions will be appreciated.Greg.
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10-27-2013, 07:50 PM
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If the valve cover has lots if grooves, 95% of the polishing work will be in 5% of the area.
On my SL ( M104 st 6 ) I plan on painting it body color ( 702 Smoke Silver ) with a matt clear coat. Having a rough surface too shiny looks bad.
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10-27-2013, 07:57 PM
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Thanks,I'm leaning towards silver.
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10-28-2013, 05:29 PM
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The casting of the valve covers in that time period was not particularly smooth and the paint typically hides a lot of the blemishes from the factory. Powder fills in a lot of the imperfections.
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