Gold valve cover at Ratsun price?

[Speed_Office!]

I am wanting to make my valve cover look like it's been plated by gold,without the expense. anybody done this? any suggestion's? I have already done some research but most of the things I found looked shit. 

[Eagle_Adam]

Jrock does powdercoating in olympia - PM him 

[Speed_Office!]

Cool,let me message him and see what he say's,thanks.

[Tristin]

If you want the "plated" look like its actually gold, then hydrodipping will be your only option. Here is a valve cover he just did in a powder gold though:

 

[Speed_Office!]

ehh I could accomplish something similar on my own. I def want the shiny plated look.

[Eagle_Adam]

Powder coat wont do it then 

[Speed_Office!]

okay, well then why did you suggest it? lol.  I do appreciate the help, it's just I assumed maybe this dude had some kind of tricks or could do something else to make it shiny.

[Dawa]

after i saw how pretty our radiators are in their bare (brass) finish,

i wondered if i could get my valve cover the same color.

 

and you can, you can get it plated brass. which is very close to gold in color.

any place that does chrome plating does brass plating.

 

the shops i called actually said that before things are chrome plated, they are first brass plated

because it acts as a sacrificial anode.

 

quote i got was $120

[INDY510]

I used some gold spray paint out of a rattle can and it looked like this:

 

 

 

 

 

I don't think it was Krylon, but the cap looked like this:

 

[Dawa]

only image result i could find

[Speed_Office!]

you know that's a keen idea,that brass! and it does look close enough to what I want to pass, i think. Ill have to look into this.

[Speed_Office!]

Im calling bullshit on the rattle can job.

[Dawa]

^ that is def not spraypaint though, indy510.

 

i used rustoleums "chrome" color spray on my grill and it looked pretty good, but it does fade.

[crackerjack69]

I'd use the spray can, or better yet the dip from Eastwood.

[Eagle_Adam]

okay, well then why did you suggest it? lol.  I do appreciate the help, it's just I assumed maybe this dude had some kind of tricks or could do something else to make it shiny.

 

because i figured id give you a hand, then i sent jrock a txt and found out it wont work so i spoke up. ;)

[Speed_Office!]

cool,thank you. I really do appreciate the suggestion's and input here guy's.

[DatWifey]

Try hitting up these guys (located in Everett).  They seem to do some hydrodipping like Tristin recommended trying out.  https://www.facebook.com/idol.rides.5

[INDY510]

That valve cover is probably "gold plated" .... https://www.google.com/search?q=gold+plated ... sounds out of your budget ... look into brass

[dhp123166]

Gold leaf covered w/ clear coat?

[bananahamuck]

IBTL?

 

 

 

 

Just covering my bases.

:lol:

[REDnGOLD]

rattle can GOLD

[Speed_Office!]

more like rattle can yellow,ha.. most gold spray look's the same. and why would this thread get locked exactly? it's legit,done nothing wrong here.

[Tristin]

more like rattle can yellow,ha.. most gold spray look's the same. and why would this thread get locked exactly? it's legit,done nothing wrong here.

It's probably due to the fact that half your threads get closed for stupidity.

 

Well it looks like you have plenty of options... Now just follow through.

[Dawa]

dude im tellin you i already looked into this. like you said, yellow paint looks hideous.

"Gold" anodizing is also ugly (seen that too.)

brass plating is the way to go.

or dont do it so i can be the only ratsun'er that i know of thats doin it :)

[Speed_Office!]

I am heavily weighing my option's as we speak. and tristin,  :poop:  quit hatin,you were green once too.