Sometimes it is the simple things that make your ride look better, sometimes it is the things that people don't see very often that add a touch of class.  Today’s subject for the In The Detail comes into both of these categories, Valve Cover painting.

Let us start off with an example to get your creative juices flowing :

The actual modification is pretty simple and there are plenty of things you can do with it.  For example you can match it to your body work colour, contrast it with your body work colour, go for the flag of the country your car comes from, or the makers logo, maybe you can go for something more abstract.  If you want to go further you could start to smooth off the makers markings and create a blank canvas for your work.  With this being a modification that is simple to do, relatively cheap and not visible unless you want it to be, you can really try out a number of different things before you settle on something, or keep it constantly changing as your mood suits.

There is a great How To here on the Honda Club website, or you can check out this one on filtsai.com as an alternative.

Inspiration wise you can do some searches for Valve Cover or Rocker Cover painting in your favourite search engine or perhaps save some time and look at this 306 page! thread of painted valve covers on the Honda Tech forum, mainly modern, but certainly inspiring.

I know I’ll be adding some suitable paint to my car shopping list this weekend.