Thanks for the feedback guys. I am going to give the acetone a shot first, as I would like to maintain the smooth surface for polishing.

Thanks Brian, I will give you a call next week. I wanted to get some feedback on what the problem might be before I spent a bunch to ship them back to CA from VA. I appreciate the customer service!

Tosh

Getting the part hot...baking it off is the better choice to removing the powder coating. We have a large oven that we use when we need to strip something. Then we can give the part a quick blast and it is ready to be re-coated.
If you want us to re-coat the valve covers, I can handle that for you...just let me know.
Thanks,
Jim Browning Jr.
CORSA Performance

jim can he have them recoated in clear so they look polished??? just a thought.

If they were polished first...I could the clear powder coat them. The color changes just a little when you clear PC stuff, but it is very close.
When powder coating something that is polished first, you have to have someone that really know what they are doing...as it likes to run when you cure it. The slick polished surface makes it tougher for the powder to stick to it when it curing.
I could also do them in the blue like Merc Racing uses? or just about any color that someone might like.

We use a large vat of carb cleaner. Just soak the part over night and the powder coat will rinse off leaving the part looking original. No scraping, sand blasting, etc.