Civic EG

i was really bored and dissapointed by the way my valve cover looked so i decided to strip it and sand it down...so far ive done three hours of sanding and this is where i am....its prolly cuz i only have 220 bit..anyways i was wondering if you guys have any tips to really make it shine...and while i was sanding i realized that most d16z6 valve covers say vtec and mine doesnt...i was just wondering if thats normal or not...well sry for the long writing here are some pics

before:



after:

Whats your plan for it?? Do you want the polished look or are you going to re-paint it??

i just want the polished look

hondaeh9 wrote:i just want the polished look

You my friend have alot of work ahead of you.

Follow Teal Dx's DIY for polishing rims, you'll be doing the same thing.

http://www.civic-eg.com/viewtopic.php?t=2

yeah already saw that...that is alot of work....alright then ill get to work....what do u think about the whole d16 thing...how my cover doesnt say vtec...u think its normal?

hondaeh9 wrote:yeah already saw that...that is alot of work....alright then ill get to work....what do u think about the whole d16 thing...how my cover doesnt say vtec...u think its normal?

I'm sure its normal, come to think of it, I dont think it was on my lil bro's car before we swapped it out either.

alrighty then...just makin sure..anyways thanks for all the help...i gotta go to the hardware store now...l

hondaeh9 wrote:alrighty then...just makin sure..anyways thanks for all the help...i gotta go to the hardware store now...l

Keep this thread going with progress pics!!!

i did this after teal's write up and i think i spent a good 6-8 hours to get the look i wanted

hondaeh9 wrote:yeah already saw that...that is alot of work....alright then ill get to work....what do u think about the whole d16 thing...how my cover doesnt say vtec...u think its normal?

Someone can correct me if i am wrong but i think only the jdm d15b vtec, and the si del sol had the vtec cover, alot of other d16's had the honda one!

The european ESI models also have the VTEC cover... D16Z6 both in the EG hatch and Del Sol...

here's some pics of my old valve cover for you?














not sure where you live, but if you polish it, road salt they use in winter will mess up your polish job, It sure did on mine

i have heard of people using high temp clear coat to keep it from oxidizing in the winter time

thanks for all the help guys and i must say teal that cover looks awesome