Engraving on a valve cover?

[2GEEZEY]

I was thinking of getting a spare valve cover to do some custom engraving with a dremel or something, I wouldn't go to deep just deep enough to get some paint in between the lines to help see the picture

thoughts? my only worry is cracks..

 

[Paintballaa5]

Our valve covers crack if you just look at them wrong. You could give it a shot, but I would be very careful with the depth of the engraving.

 

[2GEEZEY]

hahaha that's exactly what I was thinking, ill go to home depot and get a really small bit for the dremel and see what I can do

 

[91-GS]

Would think that a set of cutters like ones used for wood carving would work better than a rotating bit. Aluminum is soft enough to cut by hand and can be damaged quickly if the bit gets away from you.

 

[EC17PSE]

Ive done this already, works great just dont go too deep

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[2slow4now]

Ive done this already, works great just dont go too deep

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Making it your own Bobby.
How did you get the lettering so even?

I was thinking like tats on the vc or something like a doodle. I can't draw that good but I could use a dremel. Have the local tattoo artist draw up some of your ideas and get it put on transfer paper then stick it on the vc and go to town.

 

[BogusSVO]

You can go the easy way, clean it and take it to a trophy shop and have them engrave it.

 

[DJ Raydiate]

You can go the easy way, clean it and take it to a trophy shop and have them engrave it.

This is a great idea. My father-in-law paid like 20-30 bucks for engraving on his mustang valve cover inlays at a trophy shop. It only took them a day to do but that could vary due to how busy the shop is.

 

[spyderdrifter]

Not a bad idea. I too thought about this a while back, but just never did anything about it.