Re: polished intake prep

["S.Coleman" <deadbolt@mindspring.com>]

When wet,...clear paint will give a "greyish" look.  To a certain point at
least!   (should be more of a "milky" color )   Anyhow,...Kevin,....grab
some IVORY dish soap.  (It has more detergents and no scents in it)   Wash
your valve cover with hot water,  a new sponge and Ivory.  Scrub it pretty
well and then allow to air dry.  Do This TWICE!  This will eliminate the
wax's, oils, and distillates that are impregnated in the metal.  After the
cover has dried good,...spray on a thin coat just like you had.  (when I say
thin,...you should hardly even see "paint",.....it should look more like
tiny, tiny splatter paint)    Ummm,...that just sounds Wrong........Try
this:   Just "Fog" the paint on the first time.  (does that make more
sense?)   All you are doing is laying on a "tack" coat for the final coats
to stick too!  Allow to air dry for 30 minutes,....(it will still be tacky
so don't touch it)   Make sure you shake the hell out of your can,....before
and during the painting.  Those rattle cans will separate fairly quickly.
Anyhow,...then apply a heavier coat and allow to dry/tack up for two hours
or so.  Then spray on a nice thick coat ,..(not so thick it runs though)
Allow to dry for a couple of days before it is completely cured.  (at least
one full day before handling)  That paint will dry clear as glass and you
will be more than happy.
GL,...and if you have any other questions,...Let me know,
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Collins" <kcollins1@socal.rr.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 7:25 PM
Subject: polished intake prep


> Finally my car goes in on Tuesday for its new P&P head, Schrick 260/276
cams,
> and polished 50mm intake.  I just finished running 4 cans of brake cleaner
> through the upper and lower intakes to get any/all remnants of the
polishing
> compound and other crap outta there.  I then attempted to spray the
polished
> <properly cleaned and prepped> valve cover with clear high-temp engine
> enamel.  I laid on a thin first coat, and the crap started to dry gray in
> some areas.  Shit!  I have since knocked it all off with brake cleaner and
> once again have a shiny (but unprotected) cover.  I haven't done anything
> to the outside of the upper intake yet.
>
> What did I do wrong, or what should I use - if anything?  The intake I'm
not
> so worried about, as it's easy to get at should it need a good shining up
> from time to time, but the valve cover will be buried and needs some kind
> of protection..
>
> --
> Kevin Collins
> Huntington Beach, CA
> '86.5 16V 2.0
> '00 Passat GLS 1.8T
>
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