How To Make Your Valve Cover EPIC! (Rebirth Ep20)

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[@jdmcarboy64]

Always make sure to paint right in front of your car with white wheels, if done correctly you'll be pissed with the end result.

[@TomsTurboGarage]

That looks incredible! What a great idea for filling those letters!

[@johndelay6730]

Tom's Turbo Garage agreed

[@hallquiche]

The amount of fun this guy gets out from his car is heartwarming.

[@BecauseMiata]

That turned out great! The letters look really good too. Let it be known that this tip only works on a 1.6 cover. The NA 1.8 has raised letters, so people tend to sand down the letters for silver letters.

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

+Because Miata My motor is a 1.8.

[@lkkjhg45]

The 94-97 1.8's have raised letters. Later heads (99-06) have recessed (like Greg's).

[@BecauseMiata]

TheCarPassionChannel I forget you have a NB engine. So yes you're right, the 1.8 NB engines have recessed letters like the 1.6 NA engines. But if you have a 1.8 NA engine, then yours (like mine) has raised letters. I know it can get confusing to those new to Miatas.

[@thatblueaerodeck6013]

My mom found my white paint and syringe, now I'm grounded...

[@yuraek]

U still grounded?

[@stuffzyxk1446]

wait why?

[@speedsquadracing6090]

he’s still grounded

[@veniamingolovenko8464]

That has got to be the cleanest valve cover paint/lettering job I have Ever seen on this. In my opinion this is better than those hydrodipped valve covers

[@a.p.2472]

spraying next to your car made me cringe!

[@slidewayskenny6925]

Attila P. Same here!!!

[@DaWibbles]

yeh this really killed me too HAHAHA

[@Linksy_]

It kills me but clay removes overspray. More work I guess

[@alexp6016]

I was crying inside the whole time.

[@Quinney84]

It must have been his track/race car. Think nothing of spending thousands on engine, brakes, tyres etc but body work is duct tape n cable ties and overspray lol.

[@alexm4515]

Epic idea with a syring. My only disappointment is that I have to watch 10 other videos before I got to yours. Nice job thank you

[@MichaelSnyder1990]

I'm binge-watching your rebirth playlist and I'm in love. You clearly have a love for cars and engineering and have a passion for knowledge and teaching. Thank you so much for posting your videos. You've made a subscriber out of me. Plus you have the pixel phone which makes you that much cooler. I've got one too and I will never buy any other brand of phone. Thank you again and keep up the awesome work.

[@fatninja987]

Love coming back to some older videos and re watching them just because I love your content so much

[@conormiller3662]

Also this looks so amazing. Especially that red on the black. Pops so well

[@swat1229]

Your outro is the only one on KZbin I actually sit through.

[@SebastianD215]

Wow, besides Gingium, you're the only other person who admits that they are going rice/were rice before. Cool.

[@TheOnlyToblin]

I...really don't understand how a nice looking engine bay is rice. Huge-ass wings, diffusers and massive body kits on stock cars is rice. But how is a show-room class engine bay rice? That makes no sense to me.

[@SebastianD215]

well, I know, but he said, "we're going full rice", but I know it's not ricey. Maybe if the cover was green, and the letters were pink. But he's not a moron. Also, Gingium admitted that for a while with his Miata build, Molly, he went rice for a time. But not anymore.

[@remixislandmusic510]

yeah. molly is gonna have 500hp soon! lol

[@kanggoo57]

but even with green/pink color, its not rice how is it race inspired? people should come up with a new word for that stupid shit, its just dumb.

[@acemarker24]

Sebastian Diaz RICE is the lowest form, Say you're a tuner and you get the respect.

[@eshbanvelez5212]

freaking clean, my Protege MP3 valve cover needs this! awesome vid man

[@adogthebeast]

I got my 1.6 built from these videos! Don't know where this engine would be with out you! Thanks, keep up the solid work!

[@realkasper]

Love the way this turned out thanks for the tips on the lettering I'm going to paint my valve cover tomorrow!

[@hsfluis4628]

Great video bro i can't wait for this build to be finished!!! Good job Craig Johnson

[@sam_scott_85]

Great idea on how to fill the letters! I did my cover in wrinkle red a while ago and wanted to fill them in black but wasn't sure how. Ordering supplies now!

[@pappamurphytacos2771]

So how does painting your valve color make it rice. If you do it correctly it should look good

[@Eastsidegeorgiaboy]

Gin-Jesus it's the way that he did it. He was being lazy. he didn't do a good job on his prep work. he didn't prime it. and he painted those parts way too close to his car. that's how it was riced.

[@zoenayru]

Eastsidegeorgiaboy it can't be rice unless his claiming it adds horsepower ,do you even know what Rice stands for ? I've seen people with 500 hp on their car with paint jobs like this (black and red) on their engine bay

[@fakename287]

@@Eastsidegeorgiaboy it's wrinkle paint, you don't really do much prep beforehand

[@danielinacar]

It doesn't "make it rice". This is just something that ricers generally do

[@jackmydmax8792]

I wrinkle painted my valve covers on my 5.3 ls motor and they turned out sweet. The oil cap looks like a old boat gas tank cap.... I dig it!

[@connorbradley6684]

How could I be bored when I used this video series to tear apart my 1.6 from my 92 Miata, Greg is the reason I bought a miata!

[@BuiltBrokeGarage]

That came up AWESOME dude liked and subbed! Ill use that on one of my own valve covers now lol!!

[@BrokenCrownRecords]

Awesome job dude, I've been trying to this on my 16v 2.0 VW intake. Thanks for sharing...

[@HoboSmeller]

will I get more horse power painting on a home depot bucket or can I use a lowes bucket?

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

another_red_miata Home Depot bucket is typically 3-4% more horsepower, but some have reported better low-end response using the Lowe's variant.

[@nopers2223322]

wow thanks Greg! i will do this right after I change my headlight fluid.

[@stigrabbid589]

+TheCarPassionChannel Using an Ace Hardware bucket gives a bit more high-end torque as well. True-Value buckets add more peak horsepower (about 1 to 2HP in most cases).

[@Elitesniper257]

Nope don't forget to oil your Turbo Encabulator too...

[@GK5_]

I heard that a Rona bucket can give up to 7%

[@Montgomeryleather2]

Looks soo damn good im doing this without a doubt

[@dyno824]

Nice Work Son. Got to admire a young talented man like you. Cheers

[@devioussounds]

Mad props looks awesome

[@ElectricRides]

Genuinely awesome tutorial, have go definitely give this ago.

[@tedmarakas2626]

Excellent work. I love it.

[@MrDanAldehyde]

Can't wait to see it in the car man!

[@SnowUltra]

Definitely doing this when it gets warm out. That wrinkle paint looks great

[@dillee9988]

That's a nice job ! I am going to try that.

[@Stupreme.]

Mind blown with the lettering 👍🏻

[@TrentRandal]

Turned out sick dude! Love the color choice, keeping it classy!

[@German_Jalil]

THAT LOOKS SOOO SICK!!!!

[@mecon92]

Looks excellent! I did the same color combo on my 1.6 valve cover years ago. I did wrinkle powdercoat though, and it's beginning to bubble and flake off (I dont think I prepped the cover well enough). Might have to try the wrinkle paint! I used some leftover G2 caliper paint for the lettering, which has held up extremely well.

[@rmg2344]

That came out super sick

[@JamieBainbridge]

This looks so good

[@donuttogo5652]

"..now on to the reason why most of you are here, The colored Lettering..." Ayo I feel called out Hahaha. Great Vid! I've been using all of your old Mx-5 Videos as a guide for turboing and upgrading my Nb. Lots of thanks for saving me major headaches.

[@boostedmedia]

Perfect!! This exactly what I was planning on doing! I won't need to make a video now. lol!

[@BerkeleyGang]

Looks nice. The NA6 (1.6l) has the recessed letters like that. The NA8 (1.8l) and NB has raised lettering. A little harder, but we have the option of sanding the paint off the letters and having polished aluminum lettering.

[@garycoker27]

Looks great so did it to my one and it’s awesome 😁👍thanks Greg

[@guitariste47]

Love the job. Good tip with the serynge

[@baccas66]

That's one seriously sick paint job! I've always detailed using a model brush. Syringe is the way to go!

[@BlakesGarage]

Very clean love it

[@westietech6275]

Looks awesome. Well done 👍

[@christiansempere7607]

Bro you smashing it everything well done proper inspiration for me thx to you I'm learning a lot and my future miata in couple of days will thank, care on like that, the best ;)

[@mgamma5001]

Hey Greg, nice work, looks super pro... I will have to do that to mine for sure.

[@fallenbullseye]

Great tips and tricks! Looks amazing!

[@craigg8394]

the best job ive ever seen on a valve cover

[@lindsayroberts6017]

Very cool! Looks great!

[@xRamRacing]

You're going to hate that aluminum oil filler cap. Even if you let your car idle for a few minutes the cap gets ridiculously hot and if you need to *fill your oil it's a nightmare lol

[@jcsteg2645]

Pretty sure he's going to check his oil, if needed, from the pan or an oil dip stick lol. Just saying

[@melody3741]

He means fill it up ya dummy

[@alvinross7243]

Shouldn't need to fill it up unless he's doing oil changes

[@whitebear96]

cmon man, it is still a miata, it will always need a fill up :D

[@emilleirud4725]

Well, he said billet STEEL oil filler cap

[@lordxenu5196]

Well done, it turned out great

[@simplytuned1623]

I use touch up paint pens for this kind of stuff but it never sticks well or looks good. This is a great idea, nice man!

[@TJKeon]

Great technique thanks for showing

[@rogerd943]

If you are painting multiple parts do them at the same time because different outside temps will change how the wrinkle comes out, the parts will look different.

[@mpak80]

Excellent job. Thought everyone powder coated. Great Channel. Will do this soon to all my cars!

[@sebsshenanigans]

thats actually a genius idea with the old hose instead of tape aha. i need to note that for when i do it eventually. and that syringe thing!!! mind = blown

[@georgetomaszewski7106]

hi Gregg. want to do the same to my valve cover but I noticed the coil pack bracket is different. can I use an earlier coil pack bracket? mine is a 95 1.8. any advice would be great. thanks

[@juanmoreno1922]

Good job man!

[@Sruikyl]

New to the channel, lots of great stuff, thanks! Keep it up

[@themmiatadays176]

Looks so sick

[@chris5468]

I watched the ending twice! I'm for sure trying this.

[@schneir5]

I finally got my car put back together! It was a real ordeal, but I got the water pump put on right. The gasket was off the first time I tried and since it wasn't the metal gasket I put extra holes in it with the water pump bolts. I was so relieved when it wasn't leaking coolant and it started up again!

[@Trickey1]

Brilliant ! Thanks for sharing.

[@IvanPodolsak]

this video was sick dude

[@huevosmahao]

Awesome thanks for the tip. About to do my mustang today.

[@OMMIAMSalvation]

Seriously considering stealing this look for my Miata's valve cover. This looks sick as hell!

[@oz1141]

How does the heat from the engine effect the testers paint ?

[@mickkmickk7238]

How well will the red paint hold up to heat and melt off into the bay - Thanks

[@gerardmalazarte9359]

Nicely done bro!

[@thinbluelinemustang372]

Dude! That's awesome! Thank you

[@svriderpokey]

You keep making vids, and I'll keep clicking the thumbs up. That looks outstanding. Does the red paint dish in as it dries?

[@Spoo76]

Another option for paint when doing the letters is nail polish enamel. Its usually cheaper than hobby paint especially when on sale, available at every CVS, Walgreens, Walmart ect. It's also available in FAR more colors. Model car builders do this to replace testors sometimes. Just fill the syringe and use just like the testors.

[@stigrabbid589]

You can even get cheapo nail polish in dollar stores.

[@mattman2198]

Love your vids man!

[@04dram04]

But can the testers with stand the heat the engine generates?

[@leor6089]

Strangely satisfying

[@dirtyhornswoggle1861]

I have the chrome valve cover so I'd like to keep the chrome but I want the red lettering. Would the red enamel paint stick to the bare metal good enough, or should I tape it off then primer first?

[@isaij.simpson5914]

It looks sick dude 🤙🏻

[@Procharged32]

2nd rule is don't paint anything near your car unless you like overspray.

[@BIsForBudget]

How is the Testors paint holding up?

[@SXF_turbo]

greg, that looks super awesome! whish i had the patience

[@jordanrumsey2115]

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn that looks so good!

[@Art_thr0b]

good to see a how to yet bad prep, you spray outside (dust and bugs w/ other debris) also right next to a car (over spray)

[@chickenchaser125cc9]

You could engrave the oil cap as well?

[@B00h44]

is that enamel paint heat resistant? I was about to buy brake caliper paint and just spray it in a cup instead

[@Marco-uk1xy]

Would it look the same if I use this paint on an already painted valve cover? Like just go over it? Or do i need to strip the valve cover to bare metal?

[@Brizzle_718]

What type of paint was that again ?

[@dakotawagner5338]

Hey man i have a question. Is there a reason you didn’t use primer?

[@maxherman4174]

Nice tip. Very legit. You should do tuning tutorials when comes time for tuning that engine. There's probably tons of people wanting to learn how to tune that would watch em, i know i would

[@arose460]

Max Herman he has some

[@automirr]

Thank you for sharing!

[@G2GBuilds]

Very nice!! I did also enjoyed and learned something.. Good video!

[@descustoms4086]

Some of the best car mod tips around coming from this channel

[@punkinsgarageandpaint8299]

how much paint did you get on the car

[@killerkempy6359]

that was sick i did not think of doing it that way

[@dannydcide381]

Nice work man! I would've painted the oil cap logo the same color though. dope!

[@OMGWTFBBQSHEEP]

Great video!😀

[@Leepingunicorn1234]

Will you be at MRLS this year?! If so will the Miata be ready in time!?

[@vrturbo6816]

What do you think about decompression plates?

[@altafari]

Dig this but don't stop telling me how to torque my oil pump! You are the best on KZbin!!