[Dana in Philly]

Originally Posted by darkonaut

dana, not to hijack the thread too badly, but could you post a pic or two of your valve covers? are they painted or powdercoated?

The valve covers are bare magnesium -- and some road grit.

I had some bubbles in the paint (see thread here):

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/bmw-r1100s-r1200s-tech-forum/688662-whats-cylinder-head-wart.html

so I had the valve covers chemically stripped. Roland at Spare Parts in Philly told me the stripper said they were a PITA to strip, and not to bring him any of those again.

I think they look kinda cool/rough (like old sand-cast Laverdas or something), so I haven't bothered to repaint 'em.