Valve covers. To paint or to powder coat?

[Timnineside]

I have my 08 torn apart and was planning to powder coat them GTS Blue. I found a company and was under the impression the cost was $220. Well once off I find its $440 because I have a gen 4 and there is an additional fee to do the coil covers as well.

With that being said $440 isn't worth it to me at this time so I was thinking about just painting them. It seems as if paint would be fine.

Anyone else painted theirs?

Thanks!

[Viktimize]

I am planning to powder coat mine GTS Blue as well. It holds up better than paint, so I figure the cost should be worth it.

[Timnineside]

Yeah I can understand that and for me that was the same reasoning but I can get them painted for basically nothing as I am going to have other parts painted anyways.

Here is the company I was going to deal with. I think that GTS Blue would be very difficult to match up and it seems these guys do have their process figured out.

http://jmbperformance.com/store/index.php?cPath=22_149

-tim

[ICPREY]

Jmb did my valve covers/blower pipes and they do great work with fast turn around times.

[2010.Blue.White.ACR]

I used jmb on my viper truck. Great work

[plumcrazy]

do it right.

[TooBlue]

Jmb did my valve covers/blower pipes and they do great work with fast turn around times.


I used jmb on my viper truck. Great work


Justin at JMB has been doing my powder coating for years.....:dude3:

A good quality paint job, with the correct prep work, will cost as much as powder coating...

[BlackSnake99]

Another vote for Justin at JMB.

http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/nozedoc/BE1295EB-777A-4BB8-8858-C875E9CE0F69_zps5drahj69.jpg

[Timnineside]

Another vote for Justin at JMB.

http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/nozedoc/BE1295EB-777A-4BB8-8858-C875E9CE0F69_zps5drahj69.jpg

Not to be a prick but this doesn't look very good. What's up with the wrinkle or imperfections towards the bottom?

[plumcrazy]

the valve covers are pretty rough to begin with. magnesium is not easy to work with

[BlackSnake99]

the valve covers are pretty rough to begin with. magnesium is not easy to work with

This. The rough texture is in the magnesium, not in the coating. It is not as obvious as it looks in the pic.

[hawk02]

Hydrodip???????237923802381

Blue base instead of red?????

[Nine Ball]

I had mine painted GTS blue. No issues, been over a year now and a lot of miles and races.

http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr29/ynotdv8/Viper/engine2012-1.jpg (http://s466.photobucket.com/user/ynotdv8/media/Viper/engine2012-1.jpg.html)

[FLATOUT]

Forgot how nice that 06 looked Tony, now I definetly want to get mine color matched.

[hawk02]

OK never mind.............

[Nixon's SRT]

All paint. Holds up great when prepped properly. Last 3 vipers i have used paint and never had a problem

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa231/2006Black300SRT8/2006%20TT%20Coupe%20First%20Edition/Picture023.jpg (http://s199.photobucket.com/user/2006Black300SRT8/media/2006%20TT%20Coupe%20First%20Edition/Picture023.jpg.html)

[hawk02]

Looks nice, snakeskin pattern would look killer over the blue. Viper/Snake..............