What is that crinkle paint that's on a hemi valve cover? I think it would be a nice dress up for the slant.

W

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You mean like this?


Have headr that your local Harley Davison has the best Black Wrinkle paint. This is a Clifford.

Yeah, your picture is pretty small but it looks good.

Harley Davidson huh, is it a spray bomb?

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yes, spray can. The trick is too spray it on and let it dry in hot sunlight.
I don't know why the picture is so small.

My Duster looked like hell under the hood, with original lime green paint showing and thick ugly olds green overspray everywhere, chipped, peeling and pockmarked with rust. Since this is a daily driver and not a show car, I decided to forgo the usual engine compartment detailing. I cleaned it up real good and applied the spray-bomb crinkle paint to the fenderwells and firewall. It was wrinkly, which hid all imperfections, but also a bit glossy for my tastes, so I hit everything again with some el-cheapo Rust-oleum flat black once the crinkle dried. This has made for a decent looking, durable, easy to apply and touch-up finish that gets a lot of positive commentary.

I still intend to put the car back in its original lime green color "one day", but I will stick with the black engine compartment.

Pics are in the slixer's gallery section, but you really cant make out the crinkle unless you squint really hard.

"DW"

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My cover is also sprayed bombed with tht wrinkle finish, dosen't impress me enough to keep it , but can get in red to match my motor paint..Dave

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Just paint it red with your engine paint....

"DW"

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Powder coat it black wrinkle. More durable and most shops charge less than $40 for valve covers any color.


Tom

I painted mine with a crinkle finish also. I think I used Krylon brand. The paint is cheap and its not perfect (first attempt at using the stuff), but for less than 10 bucks (cost of paint and new valve cover gasket) and a few hours, I got a cool cover. The paint has also held up very well also, with no chipping or discoloration from heat.

these are a couple of pictures that I took and this years Hootenanny. This bike was pretty much covered in that krinkle black finish.

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If you would like to see the rest of the pix from this day hit www.readersrides.com

Joe

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I want that '55 Buick Special in the back ground! My dad had one...yellow and white with a 3spd manual...sweet cars.

Hey Joe nice ride. I just can't get enough of old school stile rods and kustoms.

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it was a fun day - hot as hell - the Stray Cats played too!

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