TORCHD 02 TA

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I want to paint my valve covers, coil packs, coil brackets and rear diff.

My question what would be a better paint to paint it with?

A) Caliper paint that can with stand 500* temps

B) Engine Enamel paint

Thanks

fccs

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Caliper paint is a joke, I've done probably about 5cars worth of calipers, front and back with just 99cent walmart paint. They come out fine and theyre hard as a rock in a day. Hell my trans am is done with the 99cent walmart paint and its been on my calipers for almost 2years now, not one chip in the paint. Don't be one of the people who waste money on that stuff. But the engine enamel paint I would suggest would be a good choice for painting the valve overs and coils, etc.

2002 SS

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i used engine enamel & clear on my valve covers looks great! the rest i would just use dupli color...

colby72olds

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I painted my valve covers with just normal duplicolor and it's still holdning up great. I think I used duplicolor caliper paint for my calipers, not the kit just the aerosol can that says it's for calipers.

TORCHD 02 TA

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How did the calipers turn out? that is what i bought, the aerosole cans

NHRAMAN

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Either. DUPLI-COLOR or VHT.

hitmanws6

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+1 on the caliper paint. i painted mine with some red paint from osh. got it for 2 bucks. well over a year later they look freshly painted

NeedaV8foundation

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VHT is for lights?

TORCHD 02 TA

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I did all 4 of my markers with VHT

LS1-MEX

just make sure you use adhesion promoter on everything

TORCHD 02 TA

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your supposed to use it on stuff that is plastic.. IE: intake and coil packs.

TORCHD 02 TA

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Ok today i went to AutoZone and got the following:

1 - Dupli-Color Adhesion Promoter

1 - Dupli-Color Engine Enamel Clear

1 - Dupli-Color Engine Enamel Cast Iron (it is like a pewter, gun metal) - Intake and Valve Covers

1 - Dupli-Color Filler Primer


Now i could not find Dupli-Color Engine Enamel GM Red (coil packs) so i am going to use my caliper paint for that. Will that be ok?

And i am using the Dupli-Color Caliper black paint (brackets)

NHRAMAN

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NO---VHT is the name of the company...worldwide. U are thinking of Nightshade or sumthin' ...

TORCHD 02 TA

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so can i use the caliper paint on the coil packs and coil brackets?

chevrolet02z28

Engine Enamel>Caliper Paint. I remember trying to do my calipers with caliper paint. And the **** didn't bond for crap... I literally carb cleanered the **** right off... Ran to the store and got some engine enamel. Went on perfect.

TORCHD 02 TA

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You're doing it wrong

I heard good stuff uising the caliper paint. So i guess we will see

nemss1

used duplicolor engine primer, paint and clear on valve covers, calipers etc. no probs, although i used many coats

chevrolet02z28

there is nothing to do wrong... Prep is key. And i prepped the **** out of it... I removed callipers and hand every bit of dirt and grime off of them. Why is it the engine enamel would stick and caliper paint wouldnt?

TORCHD 02 TA

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I used caliper paint. Prep is key though. Here is my finished product Came out great

chevrolet02z28

Looks good..... Idk why I had a problem with it.... like I said caliper paint didn't on the calipers. But the engine enamel did.... Weird.....

Came out nice! Impressed. I never thought of pulling them to paint.... You may have added a new things to do for me. I still have a lot of painting under the hood since I did my color change.