I was wondering if i really have to use heat resistant paint for my valve cover most paints hold of to 200º or do I need a hogh temp paint or just high temp base then regular paint?

 

High temp paint. I had used regular paint with a high temp primer and it still cracked. Well was cracking until I put a clear coat over it lol

 

High temp clear??

 

I can't remember...lol but I think yes

 

Hmm sounds interesting with high temp clear it wont peel?

 

Well...what I had done was put high temp paint and then sprayed some of that glossy car replica paint from autozone. that started cracking after a bit so I just said f it and sprayed clear over it. It stopped the cracking lol

 

Ohh wow haha well ill see if I can try that first I wanna maybe polish it see if I can

 

Vht

 

High heat paint is best, just for ease of application and longevity, but I have heard of people using regular paint like 2oz said. Someone did it with that chameleon paint if Im not mistaken. But dont try to polish it before painting. You need some texture for the paint to cling to.

 

Hitemp

 

I used VHT on my cam cover. Still looks new a year later.