Hey ya'll. Curious, the valve covers on my 426 hemi are in good shape in regards to the crinkled finish, but needs freshening up a wee bit. Inlew of getting them completely re-powercoated, what paint good I use to freshen them up?

Thanks in advance...

Perhaps a cleaning and a light dusting with some fresh Plasti-Kote black wrinkle finish?

IMHO it's a bit of an all-or-nothing proposition on refinishing the wrinkle paint. Either strip and start fresh or just leave it as is.

An old detailers' trick is to use WD40 to darken painted areas, you could try it on a hidden section of a valve cover to see what you think

You mentioned re-powder coating them. Have they been powder coated before?

Do they need wrinkle paint added or does the finish just need to be brought back out?

Good old silicone (Armour-All or the like) does a very good job of freshening up the gloss.

Post some GOOD pics of them showing the details

Yea, you won't match original wrinkle with new wrinkle.

For a good touch up on super nice original paint covers: First, de-rust any bare metal scratches. I'd give them an overnight soak in Evaporust and a rinse in thinner or denatured alcohol (as opposed to water) to get any oil off of them and to get them rust free (the original wrinkle is tough, neither chemical will hurt it if just used as a rinse/wipe). Then give them a good wipe with clean lint free white rags until they are super clean.

Now, get a spray bomb of Rustoleum barbeque black paint. Spray some in a cup and carefully touch up small bare spots with a camels hair brush. Do it in several applications/coats until it's built up to the surrounding paint levels (this can take time and patience!). At this point you can stop and use them.......OR! You can then shoot them (complete) with a LIGHT mist coat of Rustoleum Satin Clear Coat which will give them an even sheen and make the original black look more even and "pop".