That turned out great! The letters look really good too. Let it be known that this tip only works on a 1.6 cover. The NA 1.8 has raised letters, so people tend to sand down the letters for silver letters.
TheCarPassionChannel I forget you have a NB engine. So yes you're right, the 1.8 NB engines have recessed letters like the 1.6 NA engines. But if you have a 1.8 NA engine, then yours (like mine) has raised letters. I know it can get confusing to those new to Miatas.
That has got to be the cleanest valve cover paint/lettering job I have Ever seen on this. In my opinion this is better than those hydrodipped valve covers
+TheCarPassionChannel Using an Ace Hardware bucket gives a bit more high-end torque as well. True-Value buckets add more peak horsepower (about 1 to 2HP in most cases).
Gin-Jesus it's the way that he did it. He was being lazy. he didn't do a good job on his prep work. he didn't prime it. and he painted those parts way too close to his car. that's how it was riced.
Eastsidegeorgiaboy it can't be rice unless his claiming it adds horsepower ,do you even know what Rice stands for ? I've seen people with 500 hp on their car with paint jobs like this (black and red) on their engine bay
Looks nice. The NA6 (1.6l) has the recessed letters like that. The NA8 (1.8l) and NB has raised lettering. A little harder, but we have the option of sanding the paint off the letters and having polished aluminum lettering.
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It must have been his track/race car. Think nothing of spending thousands on engine, brakes, tyres etc but body work is duct tape n cable ties and overspray lol.
If you are painting multiple parts do them at the same time because different outside temps will change how the wrinkle comes out, the parts will look different.
Another option for paint when doing the letters is nail polish enamel. Its usually cheaper than hobby paint especially when on sale, available at every CVS, Walgreens, Walmart ect. It's also available in FAR more colors. Model car builders do this to replace testors sometimes. Just fill the syringe and use just like the testors.
I finally got my car put back together! It was a real ordeal, but I got the water pump put on right. The gasket was off the first time I tried and since it wasn't the metal gasket I put extra holes in it with the water pump bolts. I was so relieved when it wasn't leaking coolant and it started up again!
I...really don't understand how a nice looking engine bay is rice. Huge-ass wings, diffusers and massive body kits on stock cars is rice. But how is a show-room class engine bay rice? That makes no sense to me.
well, I know, but he said, "we're going full rice", but I know it's not ricey. Maybe if the cover was green, and the letters were pink. But he's not a moron. Also, Gingium admitted that for a while with his Miata build, Molly, he went rice for a time. But not anymore.
Great idea on how to fill the letters! I did my cover in wrinkle red a while ago and wanted to fill them in black but wasn't sure how. Ordering supplies now!
"..now on to the reason why most of you are here, The colored Lettering..." Ayo I feel called out Hahaha. Great Vid! I've been using all of your old Mx-5 Videos as a guide for turboing and upgrading my Nb. Lots of thanks for saving me major headaches.
Do you think the Testors paint will hold up considering the heat in the engine? I did the lettering on mine by completely masking it off using painters tape and cutting the letters out. The I sprayed High Heat paint. Same effect but I will admit that yours looks better...lol
I did this exact idea a couple weeks ago, except i painted the letters red first, filled them with vaseline and then painted black over top. The paint below didnt dry and top paint peeled off when i used a toothpick to remove the vaseline :/
Looks excellent! I did the same color combo on my 1.6 valve cover years ago. I did wrinkle powdercoat though, and it's beginning to bubble and flake off (I dont think I prepped the cover well enough). Might have to try the wrinkle paint! I used some leftover G2 caliper paint for the lettering, which has held up extremely well.
Nice tip. Very legit. You should do tuning tutorials when comes time for tuning that engine. There's probably tons of people wanting to learn how to tune that would watch em, i know i would
thats actually a genius idea with the old hose instead of tape aha. i need to note that for when i do it eventually. and that syringe thing!!! mind = blown
SICK! I have a lovely crinkle painted cam cover and was wondering how to do the lettering...Did a 1.8 but they have raised lettering so was easy to blank the letters...excited about doing mine 👍
I advise you bake the VC on low heat to help harden the paint, after a couple years mine started flaking. That's being subjected to living right next to the turbo though 😅
@@TheCarPassionChannel Will do. I love the way you in hotter climes can simply leave your VHT crinkle outside to crinkle up. Mine I had to coax using very gentle heat from a heat gun. Satisfying though. I LOVE your channel! I’ve just bought a rust free NA6 1991 V special. I’m going to by a cheap VVt motor from eBay and have a go. If nothing else it will be educational and fun. I don’t intend to force induction though.
Would it look the same if I use this paint on an already painted valve cover? Like just go over it? Or do i need to strip the valve cover to bare metal?
Matthew Wyers yes, the paint he used it by a company called "vht" which literally means "very high temperature" paint so they specifically make their paints to withstand extreme engine temps and stuff, they also make specific brake calipers paint
Very confused. I spent weeks sanding my cast iron brake calipers and even sandblasting them....I roughed them up after blasting and then spent about two hours cleaning and masking perfectly:..I dried them thoroughly and yet the paint came out of the van all thin and watery and it ran off the calipers and didn’t stick properly...I wondered if maybe it was too cold so I put the heating on and got some portable heaters out but no difference...so I used primer first and it layered on a bit better but the wrinkle finish was appalling...is it possible that British cold weather is screwing this up for me???
Recently watched a video of rolling fenders and you said that for keeping stock fenders you can run a 15x7 with a +30 offset. I found a great deal on a set of wheels but it's +35offset same size eveeything else. Would the 5mm make a big difference?
So I don't have the pen for the letters but I can see why this is easier than tape and cutting. I'm stuck now though as I have the red letters already painted on my Mr2 supercharged. This means I will tape the letters so I can paint the rest black. I think it will leak into the letters though so...may have to get a paint pen soon.
hi Gregg. want to do the same to my valve cover but I noticed the coil pack bracket is different. can I use an earlier coil pack bracket? mine is a 95 1.8. any advice would be great. thanks
Hi Greg, did you go for satin or normal black? Also I notice you didn't use self etching primer which VHT do sell, is it not needed with the wrinkle product?
Dude video and the effect came out great! I will most likely end up doing this on mine now and will give you a shout out when I do the vlog for that haha!
That looks incredible! What a great idea for filling those letters!
Tom's Turbo Garage agreed
Always make sure to paint right in front of your car with white wheels, if done correctly you'll be pissed with the end result.
The amount of fun this guy gets out from his car is heartwarming.
That turned out great! The letters look really good too. Let it be known that this tip only works on a 1.6 cover. The NA 1.8 has raised letters, so people tend to sand down the letters for silver letters.
+Because Miata My motor is a 1.8.
The 94-97 1.8's have raised letters. Later heads (99-06) have recessed (like Greg's).
TheCarPassionChannel I forget you have a NB engine. So yes you're right, the 1.8 NB engines have recessed letters like the 1.6 NA engines. But if you have a 1.8 NA engine, then yours (like mine) has raised letters. I know it can get confusing to those new to Miatas.
That has got to be the cleanest valve cover paint/lettering job I have Ever seen on this. In my opinion this is better than those hydrodipped valve covers
Epic idea with a syring. My only disappointment is that I have to watch 10 other videos before I got to yours. Nice job thank you
will I get more horse power painting on a home depot bucket or can I use a lowes bucket?
another_red_miata Home Depot bucket is typically 3-4% more horsepower, but some have reported better low-end response using the Lowe's variant.
wow thanks Greg! i will do this right after I change my headlight fluid.
+TheCarPassionChannel Using an Ace Hardware bucket gives a bit more high-end torque as well. True-Value buckets add more peak horsepower (about 1 to 2HP in most cases).
Nope don't forget to oil your Turbo Encabulator too...
I heard that a Rona bucket can give up to 7%
Your outro is the only one on TH-cam I actually sit through.
So how does painting your valve color make it rice. If you do it correctly it should look good
Gin-Jesus it's the way that he did it. He was being lazy. he didn't do a good job on his prep work. he didn't prime it. and he painted those parts way too close to his car. that's how it was riced.
Eastsidegeorgiaboy it can't be rice unless his claiming it adds horsepower ,do you even know what Rice stands for ? I've seen people with 500 hp on their car with paint jobs like this (black and red) on their engine bay
@@Eastsidegeorgiaboy it's wrinkle paint, you don't really do much prep beforehand
It doesn't "make it rice". This is just something that ricers generally do
How could I be bored when I used this video series to tear apart my 1.6 from my 92 Miata, Greg is the reason I bought a miata!
Love coming back to some older videos and re watching them just because I love your content so much
Also this looks so amazing. Especially that red on the black. Pops so well
I wrinkle painted my valve covers on my 5.3 ls motor and they turned out sweet. The oil cap looks like a old boat gas tank cap.... I dig it!
Just wondering if them letters will flake of when engine heats up
KONRAD the enamel bottle says flammable tho
The flammable thinner will evaporate off as the paint dries.
Looks nice. The NA6 (1.6l) has the recessed letters like that. The NA8 (1.8l) and NB has raised lettering. A little harder, but we have the option of sanding the paint off the letters and having polished aluminum lettering.
Definitely doing this when it gets warm out. That wrinkle paint looks great
My mom found my white paint and syringe, now I'm grounded...
U still grounded?
wait why?
he’s still grounded
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spraying next to your car made me cringe!
Attila P. Same here!!!
yeh this really killed me too HAHAHA
It kills me but clay removes overspray. More work I guess
I was crying inside the whole time.
It must have been his track/race car. Think nothing of spending thousands on engine, brakes, tyres etc but body work is duct tape n cable ties and overspray lol.
Perfect!! This exactly what I was planning on doing! I won't need to make a video now. lol!
If you are painting multiple parts do them at the same time because different outside temps will change how the wrinkle comes out, the parts will look different.
Another option for paint when doing the letters is nail polish enamel. Its usually cheaper than hobby paint especially when on sale, available at every CVS, Walgreens, Walmart ect. It's also available in FAR more colors. Model car builders do this to replace testors sometimes. Just fill the syringe and use just like the testors.
You can even get cheapo nail polish in dollar stores.
Nice Work Son. Got to admire a young talented man like you. Cheers
Looks soo damn good im doing this without a doubt
Love the way this turned out thanks for the tips on the lettering I'm going to paint my valve cover tomorrow!
I finally got my car put back together! It was a real ordeal, but I got the water pump put on right. The gasket was off the first time I tried and since it wasn't the metal gasket I put extra holes in it with the water pump bolts. I was so relieved when it wasn't leaking coolant and it started up again!
Wow, besides Gingium, you're the only other person who admits that they are going rice/were rice before. Cool.
I...really don't understand how a nice looking engine bay is rice. Huge-ass wings, diffusers and massive body kits on stock cars is rice. But how is a show-room class engine bay rice? That makes no sense to me.
well, I know, but he said, "we're going full rice", but I know it's not ricey. Maybe if the cover was green, and the letters were pink. But he's not a moron. Also, Gingium admitted that for a while with his Miata build, Molly, he went rice for a time. But not anymore.
yeah. molly is gonna have 500hp soon! lol
but even with green/pink color, its not rice
how is it race inspired? people should come up with a new word for that stupid shit, its just dumb.
Sebastian Diaz RICE is the lowest form,
Say you're a tuner and you get the respect.
Great idea on how to fill the letters! I did my cover in wrinkle red a while ago and wanted to fill them in black but wasn't sure how. Ordering supplies now!
"..now on to the reason why most of you are here, The colored Lettering..."
Ayo I feel called out Hahaha. Great Vid! I've been using all of your old Mx-5 Videos as a guide for turboing and upgrading my Nb. Lots of thanks for saving me major headaches.
freaking clean, my Protege MP3 valve cover needs this! awesome vid man
Do you think the Testors paint will hold up considering the heat in the engine? I did the lettering on mine by completely masking it off using painters tape and cutting the letters out. The I sprayed High Heat paint. Same effect but I will admit that yours looks better...lol
Some of the best car mod tips around coming from this channel
I got my 1.6 built from these videos! Don't know where this engine would be with out you! Thanks, keep up the solid work!
Interesting idea but I wonder how long that took to dry.
good to see a how to yet bad prep, you spray outside (dust and bugs w/ other debris) also right next to a car (over spray)
i want to know the hp his going for
Somewhere In Texas I think it's 7HP gained 5HP for the black wrinkle 2HP for the red 👍🏁🏁
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lol
He's going for 325hp on pump gas and 350 on E85
+Somewhere In Texas 325ish on 91 and maxing the turbo out on ethanol, maybe 375-380ish.
the best job ive ever seen on a valve cover
I did this exact idea a couple weeks ago, except i painted the letters red first, filled them with vaseline and then painted black over top.
The paint below didnt dry and top paint peeled off when i used a toothpick to remove the vaseline :/
I use touch up paint pens for this kind of stuff but it never sticks well or looks good. This is a great idea, nice man!
That came up AWESOME dude liked and subbed! Ill use that on one of my own valve covers now lol!!
Tip: use spray "non skid" / "no slip" paint for a nice "lite" texture, for valve covers, badges, trim and more!
Can't wait to see it in the car man!
Looks excellent! I did the same color combo on my 1.6 valve cover years ago. I did wrinkle powdercoat though, and it's beginning to bubble and flake off (I dont think I prepped the cover well enough). Might have to try the wrinkle paint! I used some leftover G2 caliper paint for the lettering, which has held up extremely well.
Will you be at MRLS this year?! If so will the Miata be ready in time!?
Nice tip. Very legit. You should do tuning tutorials when comes time for tuning that engine. There's probably tons of people wanting to learn how to tune that would watch em, i know i would
Max Herman he has some
Great video bro i can't wait for this build to be finished!!! Good job Craig Johnson
thats actually a genius idea with the old hose instead of tape aha. i need to note that for when i do it eventually. and that syringe thing!!! mind = blown
Mind blown with the lettering 👍🏻
I came here to learn how to torque my oil pump. what is this??
If you take your stuff to a powder coater, ask them for splatter black. Amazing smoooooth wrinkle finish.
Hey could you use this method on a badge like the Nissan logo? It has the Nissan letters dug into the design
And I always wondered to color the letters properly
I watched the ending twice! I'm for sure trying this.
You could engrave the oil cap as well?
Do you need primer or anything? New to painting I have no clue 😂. Or can I just go strait to spraying the paint
SICK! I have a lovely crinkle painted cam cover and was wondering how to do the lettering...Did a 1.8 but they have raised lettering so was easy to blank the letters...excited about doing mine 👍
I advise you bake the VC on low heat to help harden the paint, after a couple years mine started flaking. That's being subjected to living right next to the turbo though 😅
@@TheCarPassionChannel Will do. I love the way you in hotter climes can simply leave your VHT crinkle outside to crinkle up. Mine I had to coax using very gentle heat from a heat gun. Satisfying though. I LOVE your channel! I’ve just bought a rust free NA6 1991 V special. I’m going to by a cheap VVt motor from eBay and have a go. If nothing else it will be educational and fun. I don’t intend to force induction though.
I'm going to try that on the raised lettering on my valve cover.
Is the red paint OK with high temperatures? After all, the wrinkle paint is specifically usable up to 190 celcius or so
Would it look the same if I use this paint on an already painted valve cover? Like just go over it? Or do i need to strip the valve cover to bare metal?
no words in my vocabulary to describe this build..
is that enamel paint heat resistant? I was about to buy brake caliper paint and just spray it in a cup instead
Nice video I was just wondering is that modeling paint that you used heat resilient
Matthew Wyers yes, the paint he used it by a company called "vht" which literally means "very high temperature" paint so they specifically make their paints to withstand extreme engine temps and stuff, they also make specific brake calipers paint
But for the red lettering model paint?
I have no clue on that one. Its Testors Enamel paint but i dont know its heat resilience
its good for models tho
Awesome job dude, I've been trying to this on my 16v 2.0 VW intake. Thanks for sharing...
Very confused. I spent weeks sanding my cast iron brake calipers and even sandblasting them....I roughed them up after blasting and then spent about two hours cleaning and masking perfectly:..I dried them thoroughly and yet the paint came out of the van all thin and watery and it ran off the calipers and didn’t stick properly...I wondered if maybe it was too cold so I put the heating on and got some portable heaters out but no difference...so I used primer first and it layered on a bit better but the wrinkle finish was appalling...is it possible that British cold weather is screwing this up for me???
2nd rule is don't paint anything near your car unless you like overspray.
Dig this but don't stop telling me how to torque my oil pump! You are the best on TH-cam!!
Seriously considering stealing this look for my Miata's valve cover. This looks sick as hell!
I'm on board with everything but the cap. Something about clunky plastic oil caps just feel right.
But can the testers with stand the heat the engine generates?
Nice work man! I would've painted the oil cap logo the same color though. dope!
Hey man i have a question. Is there a reason you didn’t use primer?
Recently watched a video of rolling fenders and you said that for keeping stock fenders you can run a 15x7 with a +30 offset. I found a great deal on a set of wheels but it's +35offset same size eveeything else. Would the 5mm make a big difference?
So I don't have the pen for the letters but I can see why this is easier than tape and cutting. I'm stuck now though as I have the red letters already painted on my Mr2 supercharged. This means I will tape the letters so I can paint the rest black.
I think it will leak into the letters though so...may have to get a paint pen soon.
What do you think about decompression plates?
Turned out sick dude! Love the color choice, keeping it classy!
hi Gregg. want to do the same to my valve cover but I noticed the coil pack bracket is different. can I use an earlier coil pack bracket? mine is a 95 1.8. any advice would be great. thanks
How well will the red paint hold up to heat and melt off into the bay
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Thanks
can you paint two valve covers with 1 can? or after 1 cover paint its almost empty?
Awesome thanks for the tip. About to do my mustang today.
Excellent job. Thought everyone powder coated. Great Channel. Will do this soon to all my cars!
Genuinely awesome tutorial, have go definitely give this ago.
Hi Greg, did you go for satin or normal black? Also I notice you didn't use self etching primer which VHT do sell, is it not needed with the wrinkle product?
How does the heat from the engine effect the testers paint ?
Hey Greg, nice work, looks super pro... I will have to do that to mine for sure.
Dude video and the effect came out great! I will most likely end up doing this on mine now and will give you a shout out when I do the vlog for that haha!
Where did you get that 180 shirt? It looks awesome
can I use a hairdryer to help accelerate the process ?
Tran Antony probably not a good idea because of dust blowing onto the wet paint surface and the air could cause noticable imperfections in the paint
That's a nice job ! I am going to try that.
You are a legend, because of you I did the same but mine is red to black letters
Are you gonna add a SKunk2 throttle body? Seems appropriate for this build.
Lukas Gilkey pointless
There are plenty of people with motors blown from throttle body butterfly screws that would argue otherwise.
I messed up on one of the steps and injected myself with the paint. :/
how did that red hold up. seems like it was really thick paint in those.
The red is holding up 100% perfect. The black is not doing so well, but I also didn't sand the surface of the valve cover.
Red guiding was satisfying!
Where did you buy the wrinkle paint I've looked for it in places like autozone and carquest they don't carry it
manuel iglesias Follow the link in the description, on my page I link all products used 👍
Looks awesome! How have the red letters held up to the heat?
Well, the motor only has 3500 miles on it, but the letters still look like the day I painted them!
Wow that's awesome, thanks for the reply!
im picking up a can of that wrinkle plus! thanks for the video
That came out super sick
Love the job. Good tip with the serynge
How does the Testors hold up under that type of heat? I have lots of experience with Testors; just not in a high heat environment. Thanks...
Jose Martinez man thats what i thought it might not hold up to the heat but looks really good right now
Miata Gang Garage Keep us posted...
Jose Martinez very good actually super high quality paint.
would you say that there is any torque hp benefits?
Generic and Unskilled Typically 3-5% on a 1.6L, 5-8% on a 1.8. That can vary based on the color combo though.