Eh I might just buy a new one then. Or have mine sand blasted... Car would have to sit without a valve cover for a while though and that's no bueno for me. Selene does need a new valve cover though. We never did get all of the old valve cover gasket scraped out of the grooves, when we replaced that. It was cooked fast to the inside of the valve cover :|
Thats the only annoying part about the valve covers, that stupid groove that you cant really clean without a pick lol. CG6 valve covers are hard to find clean but I can tell you the h23 valve cover is even harder to find, even a wrecked one lol. The dealer doesnt carry it and there are almost never preludes in the yard. The paint honda uses on them is awesome though. Did you try checking majestic?