Restoring Commando Valve covers

The finned inserts are aluminum and are glued on. Sometimes they come off easy, sometimes they don't. Usually I just mask them off and repaint with some semigloss black krinkle. If the aluminum needs refinishing or you need to bead blast the valve covers, you'll want to remove the inserts first. Be carefull you don't bend them. I've used a couple of thin putty knives with pretty good success.