Valve Cover Questions

[WilwoodFiveO]

Hey guys im going on to spring break next week and im a little short on money, and i have been trying to figure out a way to clean up my engine bay a little. So i got to thinking and i think i wanna paint my valve covers to make the engine have a cleaner look. So here is the question, When i pull off the covers and go to paint them i plan on sanding them down, then primering them and then painting them either black or red. So what paint do i use Can i use the high temp spray paint? Im not looking for perfect paint but nice enought until i get the money for my TFS kit and i can buy new everything. Also when moving the started solienoid do any of the wires really have to be extended or do they have some lee-way in the places i can put it??

thanks in advance

-Cody-

 

[gunmetal5.0]

Cody- My engine pic is in my sig. I removed my valve covers, sanded them and painted them red with the high temp engine paint. What do you think of the result? Good luck and have fun.

 

[4G-KDMP]

i would go w/ the hi temp paint just for piece of mind.
from everything i've read if you route your wires correct you do have to extend any wires to the solenoid.

 

[v8only]

if you really want to make it look snazzy, polish them.

 

[Flavadave4]

if you really want to make it look snazzy, polish them.

I agree, or atleast paint them silver. The colored valve covers make me puke.

 

[WilwoodFiveO]

I don't know about the polishing im not really into the Polish look, i was thinking about black or red mostly black because i plan on doing the black TFS kit.