Ok...

Does anyone know if there are any health risks involved with baking wrinkle paint in a home oven?

Why not buy a cheapo heat gun?

i thought about that and a heat lamp but it wont be even and doesnt it need to heat the rocker cover through to evenly cure the paint?

Mario, You should be ok, you have 2 Large windows and doors...

Man up!!!! lol

im not worried about that! Im worried about the oven becoming contaminated and killing my house mate when he later cooks his chips and pies in it...

Meh itl be fine, most ovens have some sort of extraction system anyway, so I'm sure the harmful gases etc (of there is any) would be removed before the ovens next use

Just clean it after!!

and dont worry about your mate, your oven will not kill him...

The birds he brings back in the night might squash him in his sleep tho lol

when you do this id start by letting dry on a low heat first 30 degrees and then crank up the heat if needed. Is this paint specifically designed to be dried at high temp? As otherwise it could cure too fast and react (crack) unless dried as suggested.

back on topic cant see it doing any harm, oven cleaner is not exactly good stuff to be consumed either.
or you could always as said give it a clean afterwards.

fgs man, just do it and stop being a wimp!! if it stinks after, tell your mate he did something to it when he came in with his fat bird

180 degrees for 20 mins...

I will see how this thread progresses... and make a decision

lol @ proccy and marco!!

pre-heat the oven then bake, use a foam action oven cleaner after use, this also cleans brake dust on wheels very well

Mario..i see you've given up looking for the original Fiat covers then

LOL at proccy!!

Also, Proccy, it was a classic moment, me, Mario & Nick went out and got HAMMERED, fell asleep on SEPORATE sofa's and got awakened by king Kong coming down the stairs to leave!!

god she was large...nearly had to grease the walls so she could make it down without getting stuck!!

Back on topic... Mario, Pre heat the oven, stick it in, give it a go!!

worse case, Rub it down do it again until you get what you want from it!!!!

I im happy to come over to give you a hand, just put a good few coats of paint on it first and make sure its super clean before you apply any paint!

Let me know how this goes. I'm painting my cover today too.

These are the experts.Teflon paint is the way to go.Comes in all coulors.
http://www.fluorocarbon.co.uk/

They are in Hertford Mario.

Unless you're lucky enough to have something wider than a standard 600mm oven then it won't fit in any case (I tried). I used a hairdryer on mine and to be honest even that was too quick - esp this weather. Once it's dry and back on then the engine heat will cure it. Just don't let the hairdryer cable accidentally touch the wet paint like I did. Doh! If you look close you can still see the mark dead centre.

Cyborg, Your looks brilliant!!

See Mario, looks like a new one!!

Where did you get that paint from Cyborg?

Looks nice! As above, where did you get the paint from? Was it applied easily?

Here is the paint:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VHT-RED-WRINK...cles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a5576f0ba

Here is a fantastic HOW TO from the HONDA CLUB Cheers Guys

http://www.hondaclub.com/forum/articles/1546-diy-valve-cover-painting.html

OOOOOO

i may do mine again!!

Mario...

Build that stone bake pizza oven!
that should do the trick!!! lol

I know that would have been perfect... however im now thinking of retro fitting my BBQ as a rocker cover baker

Same stuff as Mario's link, but I got mine from the Frost website http://www.frost.co.uk. One can of 310ml is easily enough to do a cover. I don't think you have to but I primed 1st with Upol acid etch #8. And also used liquid masking tape for the letters and then really really carefully cut the wrinkle off the letters with stanley blade - came off clean and reduced need for any real sanding. More luck than judgement but overall dead easy.

Honda guides probably the best one I've seen.

nice one! did you heat yours after? how long has it lasted? cheers, mario

Ahh...very good point. It was done a week before Brooklands so not much of a test. After applying the paint left it for about an hour to form a "skin" then a minute with a low heat hairdryer then it was left off for the weekend and then went back on. Still looks ok, but sorry hardly much of a test.

p.s. to be honest I get the impression that the wrinkle paint isn't the most durable. No chips or flakes yet, but the condition of the original (I'm assuming) albeit 12 years old was pretty dire and not a lot of it left on beforehand.

hehe ok well im going to give it ago at the weekend... cant fit it in the oven so will whack it on the BBQ on low coals... that will be enough to heat the rocker cover through

will see how it comes out and report back

My wrinkle paint has been very durable. I placed mine in the sun to crinkle, on a hot day, worked a treat.

Did you use a primer?