Just thinking of doing my valve cover but am blank for idea's. anybody on here got some nice jobs done to theres? i got a blank canvas and am ready to explore!

I suggest starting on it with coarse and then graduate to finer grades of wet and dry sandpaper then hit it with a Bunnings metal polishing kit and/or a tube of Autosol for some bling.

Technically the late-model 4AFE cam cover (well, even more technically the 7A, but they're identical :P)

 

First I tried a shadow-chrome style (paint black, then lightly spray silver over the top)

 

 

Then swapped with a mate who had his painted a little more professionally :P (mine was done with degreaser and rattle-cans)