How to Spray Paint your Valve Cover (Wrinkle Red)

[@TheGerbsteve]

How To Remove Valve Cover on 2006-2011 Civic Si kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5aWZZqIrrCLgMU

[@toxicfg2941]

Damn bro these tutorials are on point, I love the content idk how you don’t have more subscribers.. I just picked up my first fg2 last month and this valve cover paint is on the top of my to do list to the car! Keep up the good work🤟🏻

[@mcrolf7019]

Looks super good dude! I definitely appreciate how careful you are

[@TheGerbsteve]

Thanks dude! Yeah, i was a bit anal with it lol

[@Kay-ik3fy]

MicMoto Productions Honda Gang

[@tristanmac9287]

GREAT VIDEO MAN!👍 When I paint mine I’ll be watching this video to make sure it’s done right😁 and btw it looks SICK under your hood!🔥 don’t worry about imperfections bro, nothing is perfect😇

[@fa5.brandon]

Sadly when I was blow drying my wrinkle black valve cover I burned the paint a bit on the front corner and it didn’t wrinkle but I love the wrinkle paint it looks amazing

[@GotBoostMyBoy]

Cool idea came out nice gerb!

[@TheGerbsteve]

Thank you bro 👍🏼

[@shaunchristensen4386]

Looks so good Gerb!! Turned out awesome!!! Have a great week man!!! God bless !!!!

[@TheGerbsteve]

Thanks dude! Have a great week yourself

[@shaunchristensen4386]

You’re welcome!! Thank you Gerb!! Talk to ya again I hope!

[@davidvlogs870]

Just did mine few weeks ago. A great simple mod

[@TheGerbsteve]

Agreed 😎

[@8k_all_day664]

Damn bro! Now you're making me want to do the same! 🔥🔥

[@TheGerbsteve]

Do it playa

[@gilesnewman9845]

Great video and a really nice looking result. This is the first VHT wrinkle paint application video that doesn’t use an oven, heat gun or halogen light to cure the paint and bring out the wrinkle. Looks like you have achieved an even, tight wrinkle without heat gun etc. Great results, perhaps letting it cure naturally is the way to go?! I would like to paint an entire Vespa scooter with VHT and your video and excellent results are giving me the confidence to try it out. Thank you.

[@TheGerbsteve]

Thank you. I agree, it definitely came out nice for my first time really pairing anything. Honestly, I used the natural sunlight man and let it dry for 30mins - 1 hr in between coats. Go give it a shot, I have faith in you 💪🏼.

[@Runescape.]

ok i just got my VHT paint, can says to apply directly to bare metal so im gonna skip the primer step! thanks for the vids gerb.

[@TheGerbsteve]

You’re welcome and good luck with yours

[@Runescape.]

@@TheGerbsteve Thank you sir. I just removed the valve cover and intake manifold. I am doing them both, the intake manifold is being polished and sanded and the valve cover is being painted wrinkle red. When it's done I might share a photo to you if you want to see it! I'm using your videos for a guide of how to remove all of this stuff.

[@Povdrivingdr]

Looks awesome , great job 💪

[@TheGerbsteve]

Thanks bro 👍🏼

[@oswaldoovalle5468]

Looks so sick!!! Kinda wanna do it on mine

[@hondaboy7588]

looks very good!

[@TheGerbsteve]

Thanks dude 🤙🏼

[@michaelshamberger9134]

Oh man I definitely need to do this to my valve cover!

[@TheGerbsteve]

Makes the engine bay look so much better 😎

[@michaelshamberger9134]

Gerb Productions how was Honda fest?

[@TheGerbsteve]

hot, crowded, unorganized... But, there were some sick builds as always

[@michaelshamberger9134]

Gerb Productions I was hoping to go and roll out with you but I’m down in SC on vacation.

[@omarortiz4043]

looks clean

[@VAskater10]

That turned out awesome dude. About to do it on my 9th gen

[@TheGerbsteve]

Thanks bro, you should! It spices up the engine bay big time, no matter what color ;)

[@JAYD3EChannel]

Nice. So didn't need the ultra high heat paint like for the brake calipers? I've been searching for the right high heat paint since I get mixed messages on how high it should be resistant to so figured the engine would also have a similar need.

[@TheGerbsteve]

I mean, the VHT paint that I'm using is good for 250-550 degrees, so it's technically high heat. Order the paint kit that i used from VHT.

[@miatafan]

Looks good, I went back and forth on it I wanted to do wrinkle or regular red on my ep3 valve cover, ended up going with regular, unfortunately now paint in the front is oil stained.

[@TheGerbsteve]

I was either going to do black or red. Mine has some oil stains on it too haha

[@ivanncastro]

Looks good bro ima have to do this soon haha 👍 I currently have a yellow Spoon sport color on it looks clean too but that wrinkle red lookin classic 🔥

[@TheGerbsteve]

Spoon sport is sick! Can't go wrong with the wrinkle red though ;)

[@werksguy]

That came out awesome man!! you could maybe sand down where it is says Honda on the valve cover until you see the sliver that is what I did! or just leave it covered.

[@TheGerbsteve]

Thanks bro... I was thinking about it. We shall see

[@EnCoroPeroENSERIOJT]

Did you have to drain the oil out the engine before removing the cover?

[@TheGerbsteve]

Nah, you don't need to

[@jamessonsini]

An I just ordered a wrinkle red valve cover online 2 days ago and now you come out with this video showing us how to do it lol ...I should have waited 😑

[@TheGerbsteve]

Noooooo. Damn man, def should've waited lol. How much you pay for it? It's powder coated, right?

[@jamessonsini]

I paid $100 on Ebay $10 shipping..they most likely did exactly what you did...I just thought it would be difficult so I just bought one smh

[@jamessonsini]

Im just Going to follow your steps and just list my old valve cover up for sale on Ebay if it comes out good 😂😂😂

[@domingogonzalez7336]

Nice job...👍

[@MrCrowley925]

Looks nice man 🔥🔥🔥 and you already know #hondagang #k20power

[@johndough27]

Sand blasting ftw! You drive your Civic year round right? Winters really beat on cars all over, glad I'm moving to South Carolina this fall... but then in the 2 years I've owned my FA5, it's never seen a winter. The original owner however did drive it in the winter. As I've modded my Civic I've replaced the majority of rusted bolts and parts, still have a few to go but overall my Civic was in excellent condition because it had barely over 40K miles.

[@juanclaudio7821]

Jonathan Keller lol my car has 13k miles and it's been thru one winter. I just did some exhaust work. the exhaust and bolts were rusted as hell. Thank goodness for impacts.

[@johndough27]

Juan Claudio Damn that's low, mine is 2011. What year is your Civic?

[@juanclaudio7821]

Jonathan Keller well I have a 2017 wrx lol and it's exhaust is rusted. but I used to own a 2012 accord with 70k and let me tell you. That think wasn't any different. Actually had to cut the exhaust.

[@Chase5678]

Fresh. 👌

[@h.a.l1401]

Damn! That shit turned out nice! Might do that to mine too! Love the video though! So you left the tube seals in there?

[@TheGerbsteve]

Thanks man, I agree. You should, worth it. Next, I have to degrease my engine bay. Yeah, left seals in, taped off the top of the chamber holes.

[@ShahidR82]

probably should have covered the pcv and stud holes too. U def got some paint in your oil and a horrible seal on those stud holes no doubt.

[@GotBoostMyBoy]

Hey what kind of oil is the best oil you've found for your honda ?

[@TheGerbsteve]

Honestly, love castrol edge 5w30

[@activeej8858]

Detail your engine bay! Make a video of you doing it.

[@TheGerbsteve]

Definitely needed 👍🏼... Soon man

[@activeej8858]

Gerb Productions 👌

[@Kay-ik3fy]

Might try this with my 95 Accord

[@TheGerbsteve]

Do it 😎

[@B33yang612]

Do I need to replace the vavle gasket when installing back ?

[@TheGerbsteve]

It really depends on the condition of the gasket. If it is torn/leaking, it wouldn't hurt to replace it.

[@polishedrust4991]

Looks cool I would have taped off the Honda lettering,I'm not hating tho

[@TheGerbsteve]

Funny that you say that because I was going to do that. Only thing that turned me off of it was that my lettering was shot, all faded and stuff.

[@jzee813]

Where you get that vht wrinkle paint at?

[@TheGerbsteve]

Got it from a buddy man.

[@travis4308]

Gerb your patio needs to be re jointed and being that I'm a stone mason I can do that for you. Lol. I will trade work done to my fg2 for stone work done by me for you. Lol

[@hmongamericanlife3445]

Looks good dude! Shit, that's what I forgot to include dude, paint remover. 🤦🏻‍♂️ my bad bro! That Valve cover was a b****. You should've removed those tube seals, it's a pain in the ass to do because they are so hard but what I did was I came in from the top with a flat head screwdriver and wedged it then pry off. It pretty much bent the tube seals but you're going to replace it anyways so it wouldn't matter. But overall, it turned out real good! 👊😎

[@TheGerbsteve]

All good bro, i had to buy multiple items to go along with the job. Yeah, I really wasn’t in the mood to mess with the seals haha. Job took me like 4 hrs, just wanted to finish, it was hot out. Thanks for everything though bro, glad you liked the vid.

[@hmongamericanlife3445]

Gerb Productions it took me 8 hrs for mine because I sanded that shit down good but since I funked up, now it's taking another few hours.

[@TheGerbsteve]

You'll get there man, i have faith in you haha

[@FG2-K24A]

Did you buy everything at Home Depot?

[@TheGerbsteve]

Everything except the VHT paint kit... Subscriber sent it to me. Pretty sure they have everything you need for paint at the depot though

[@FG2-K24A]

Gerb Productions Cool man looks good! Curious how it will hold up. I have an 06 Si and my valve cover looks just like your did. Cant wait to paint mine!

[@FG2-K24A]

Gerb Productions Hey what do you think about getting some people together for a cruise??

[@TheGerbsteve]

Only time will tell.... I have faith in the paint 😎

[@omarortiz4043]

so no primer?

[@TheGerbsteve]

Nope, no primer... 1. Adhesive 2. Color 3. Protective layer for finish

[@juanclaudio7821]

looks sexy bro, ima do this on my wrx... oh wait.

[@TheGerbsteve]

Lmao...

[@juanclaudio7821]

Gerb Productions I legit was thinking bout it. But you wouldn't even be able to see it when I pop the hood lol.

[@TheGerbsteve]

Yeah so those are my valve covers down there on the side of the engine lol

[@miatafan]

Just wait till your head gaskets blow, perfect time to pull the engine and paint everything, shouldn’t be too long before it happens

[@crxvtec0069]

Good work dude but god dam clean your engine bay!!!!!

[@TheGerbsteve]

Agreed! She’s a dirty bitch 😉

[@johnng2854]

dropcloth

[@mattm2411]

+20 hp

[@allmotordc5rallmotorfa575]

u have bake it to give the wrinkle effect. Or at least use a heat gun.. Has no wrinkle at all bro.. ur learnin tho bro so jus do ur research a lil better buddy.

[@TheGerbsteve]

I used the natural sunlight bro, worked just as good. Takes 2 or 3hrs for the wrinkle effect to appear.

[@billydavidson4473]

He did it correct.The paint is formulated to develope tiny almost microscopic S shaped swirls as it cures.As they develope through chemical reaction they grow and overlap.The only thing heat does is promote the catylist (organic peroxide usually)to work faster.UV light will work..hence sun light.I have done no less than 7.All came out near perfect except the first.It was baked at 200.My research is 35 years mixing polistyrene resin for fiberglass and cultured marble.