SR20DET Valve Cover Refinish

Cleaned up this old S14 SR20DET valve cover for my 180sx build, and illustrated how you can do it too. [Short Video]
Benco B17 [1 qt]: $25 -- Reusable, barely used any for this project
Trisodium Phosphate: $4 -- Mixed with water to neutralize B17
KBS Diamond Clear Coat Aerosol: $18 -- Used one can
Rustoleum 2X Ultimate High Gloss White: $4 -- Used one can
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Benco B17 is reusable and will strip powder coating and paints faster than any other chemical out there that you can buy without a commercial license. Do your research. Find out what PPE you need before handling.
KBS Coatings is miracle paint. You can apply it with a brush, a roller, out of an HVLP gun, or use their select aerosol cans. It's self leveling and dries as hard as a rock. It doesn't yellow. It's impervious to all the chemicals found in your engine bay. Even brake fluid doesn't blister it.
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Benco B17 [qt]: bit.ly/2xZCDym
KBS Diamond Clear Coat: bit.ly/2NpVNlN
Rustoleum 2X Ultimate High Gloss White: bit.ly/2y0djZ8
*I am not endorsed by these companies in any way; just enjoy using their products.*

[@caseychadsalvador]

The white covers look so good! I may end up doing white on my S14 SR valve covers too

[@victorsalamanca655]

KBS is some seriously tough sh*t for sure man

[@Inner_Sanctum]

I certainly think so. Thanks for watching.

[@harley1793]

Thanks for the video also where did you find oil filter cap?

[@anthonyp7941]

That paint and diamond coat hold up over the years?

[@darrenlong4946]

Is the link for 5-gallons of BENCO?

[@Inner_Sanctum]

No sir. The link is for the 1-quart size.

[@darrenlong4946]

I see it now. The stock photo was throwing me off but I see it's the quart in size.

[@Inner_Sanctum]

Cool! Good luck on your project.

[@darrenlong4946]

Thanks. How much of it did you use for this? Wanting to strip down some old control arms.

[@Inner_Sanctum]

I used about a cup of it for this valve cover. However, it had some really thin spray paint on it as far as I could tell. I guess for you it all depends on if the control arms are front or back/upper or lower [bigger or smaller], and what the current coating is. My suggestion would be to buy the quart size and put the control arms in a plastic bin, then brush B17 onto them. See how that works. I've heard of guys wrapping their parts in cloths or old t-shirts and soaking with B17. From what I have researched and from personal experience, B17 works best when setup in a dipping station. Typically you buy enough to submerge the part completely inside for about 15-20 minutes, then take them out and neutralize the B17 in another dipping station with water and Trisodium Phosphate (TSP).