Good afternoon Friends,
As I boxed the freshly refinished head up to put it away in storage, I
realized that if I went ahead and refinished the valve cover, I'd have
a natural dust shield for the valve gear, now resting on the head
awaiting the final bits. So that is what I did. Here's how the
engine looked in Bill's picture. Note the valve cover.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/1953%20TD%20012.jpg
I cleaned the oil deposits from the inside of the cover then stripped
the paint from the outside. It had been painted a couple of times
(without stripping). Didn't get a picture of the bare metal. After
stripping, going over it with a ScotchBrite pad, then degreasing, I
primered the cover with gray engine primer. Here's a look at it with
the primer drying.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130725_151046.jpg
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130725_151057.jpg
And after 20 minutes of drying, I painted it with a satin finish
engine paint called 'Cast Coat Aluminum'. Its a paint that is
supposed to mimic freshly cast aluminum. It actually does a good job
if used sparingly. A heavier coat looks like matte silver paint.
Witness, the cover.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130725_153205.jpg
The irregularities around the breather pipe are solder where the pipe
flange is attached. Note the valve lash plate. I polished it clean
but did not make it 'perfect'. The oil filler cap has the plating
mostly worn away so to carry the motif, I saved some of the plate's
patina. It too is polished now, just not 'perfectly'.
Yes, I considered mixing a little green in a pot of matte silver to
mimic the original color, but I was just too lazy to get the spray gun
out and more importantly, clean it after use. Its hot out there!
The cap chain has been mangled a bit. I'll search for a replacement
at Ace before fighting with the original. Failing that, the original
can be serviceable - if it is indeed original.
That's it, my friends. Must be Thursday.
Best regards,
-rick
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