Topic: To clear-coat the valve cover, or not?

[70cbk0]

Spent hours shining up my valve cover!!  Are you guys re-applying a clear coat, or skipping it? Some people think it turns yellow too soon. Or just keep shining it up by hand? Thanks

[BobbyR]

Clear does yellow. Once you have things shined up, it takes a few minutes a couple of times a year with something like Mothers to keep them up. You run into trouble when people let the pitting start.

[ekpent]

Heat could be a major factor in that decision also-do they make a hi temp clear ??

[mystic_1]

Mine's been chromed, looks great.  That an option for you?

mystic_1

[myhondas]

I believe that there is a high temp clear coat, but as BobbyR said and I totally agree, no reason to. I clean mine about twice a year with flitz polish (I do ride this bike) and have neve felt a need to clear coat any of my aluminum.

[70cbk0]

Thanks guys, I'm pretty sure I'm going to leave them un-coated. But I have noticed it's been 2 years since my '66 Superhawk resto, and the fins are starting to corrode a bit, and they're tough to get completely mint again (I bead blasted them). I think the old Superhawks had a coating on them too, but no one seemed to be re-doing them either. So, just trying to get a concensus here.. Seems like I'm going to paint the head and cylinder though, most seem to agree that they were painted. There quite a split on what to use there though, some guys liking the VHT and others, the Duplicolor. I'll figure that out later..Thanks, John.