valve cover tarnish
- Thread starter MartinHerman
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davisp
GT Owner
I removed mine and had them stripped and polished about a year ago. Since then I just touch them up with a little metal polish. pd
tmcphail
GT Owner/Vendor
Tarnish
Those covers appear to be clear coated so stripping them and recoating or polishing them would be required. It probably would be cheaper to replace them.
Chip
Those covers appear to be clear coated so stripping them and recoating or polishing them would be required. It probably would be cheaper to replace them.
Chip
2112
Blue/white 06'
I have that too. I would call it corrosion causing delamination of the clear on mine. I thought maybe somebody used a super caustic degreaser. Is this common?
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STORMCAT
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BlackICE
GT Owner
STORMCAT
GT
jim gibson
GT Owner
jim gibson
GT Owner
2112
Blue/white 06'
IMHO, the factory piece has the history. Valve covers and fender emblems going way back to the glory days saying "Powered by Ford".
Not to say the aftermarket piece isn't beautifully made, it is.
:usa
Not to say the aftermarket piece isn't beautifully made, it is.
:usa
Neilda
GT Owner
NorthwoodGT
GT Owner
(Once again), what you're looking at on these is trapped gases under the clear powder coat when these were manufactured. Unfortunately I was involved in the original fix on these which didn;t make production. new ones will do the same thing eventually. the strip and re-finish is a good solution or after market units would be a suggestion as well.
FENZO
GT Owner
My coil covers and horn button have the problem. Really sucks because both parts are so prominent and I absolutely hate to hear..."well, IT IS a Ford".:ack
I can get over the covers since the fix only requires stripping and elbow grease, but a grand for a new airbag to change a $.02 cosmetic part? FoMoCo:bs
Guess I'll just refer to it as supercar patina.
I can get over the covers since the fix only requires stripping and elbow grease, but a grand for a new airbag to change a $.02 cosmetic part? FoMoCo:bs
Guess I'll just refer to it as supercar patina.
davisp
GT Owner
It would be great if someone could develop a "stick on" Ford Gt horn button that looks like the original was intended to look. It is a heck of a waste to swap out a perfectly good airbag (which we will all need in the future) just to fix a cosmetic blemish on the horn button !!! PD
2112
Blue/white 06'
Blowout special
http://www.blueovalindustries.com/products.php?pid=99012120
While quantities last. :wink
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http://www.blueovalindustries.com/products.php?pid=99012120
While quantities last. :wink
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fjpikul
GT Owner
These will fit our 5.4 engines? I didn't see it written anywhere. Says it needs to be notched for the Shelby.