^ agreed.
I'd be sanding the paint off the hose fittings.
And I'd also be removing the paint from the gasket valleys.
Painting Valve Cover
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Re: Painting Valve Cover
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Lokiel wrote:Turned out great but please re-consider painting the lettering and do them black.
Also, you shouldn't paint hose barbs, it makes fitting hoses a bit harder and you risk getting paint flakes in the hose.
Prefer a uniform finish and not to over do things. 95% happy with the result. The wrinkle paint for some reason as you can see from the pics did not wrinkle as well along the sides between the cams.
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The designer of the engine upgrade for the first NA deliberately left the cam cover unpainted because he thought some enthusiasts would like to polish the cover.
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