Hemi Valve covers. 1966-71 Wrinkle finish

[gtx6970]

This is MY way of trying to replicate the wrinkle finished Hemi valve covers on Hemi street cars 

 

Strip the chrome, ( I use oven cleaner ) 

2 light coats of primer, black is avail . Ive used both black and grey with no changes 

 

1 kinda light coat of the wrinkle paint. Ive been using VHT brand , pick it up at my local auto parts chain store

Let that  sit in the sun maybe 5 - 10 minutes

Then a second coat a little wet 

Let that sit in the sun maybe 20 minutes, Gives you this .

 

IMO it yields the most correct finish in my eyes to date. I build A lot of mopar muscle cars and I've tired several different paints - methods 

 

My photos makes the finish look a lot more pronounced than it actually is. In reality it looks so much better than anything I've tried to date 

 

Simply sharing My method 

Edited 7 hours ago by gtx6970

[stavanzer]

A valuable Tip!

Thanks for sharing.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Noting looks more like wrinkle paint than wrinkle paint...   

Edited 20 hours ago by Ace-Garageguy

[slusher]

very nice!

[meechum68]

Great tip! And they look excellent!