Re: Engine painting, what do you do?
[Re: 70Sbird]
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03/07/11 09:47 PM
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I'm not a paint guy so I have no opinion on a good paint but I've seen engines painted that have a gloss to them that looks good & obviously there was some care put into it though not everyone wants a glossy finish but I'm just saying. I do my final cleaning w cans of buck fifty starting fluid & drown the surface I am prepping. It gets into nooks and crannies & flushes em out & flashes off in minutes (warm weather) & as you know prep (including cleanliness) is 90% of the game.
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Re: Engine painting, what do you do?
[Re: DaytonaTurbo]
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03/07/11 11:39 PM
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Well, one of the important things is to gewt the engine oil and greese and as rust free as you can get it. I have used PPG omni epoxy primer...but it doesn't like aluminum unless you use etch primer and let it dry good. You can use Rustoliums 2000 deg. primer let it dry and then you can use automotive acrilic enamial. It seams to hold up well. Don't use any automotive paint that uses strong solvents because it will wrinkle up on you. Hope this helps a little..
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Re: Engine painting, what do you do?
[Re: DaytonaTurbo]
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03/07/11 11:48 PM
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Daytona Turbo, I may have been mistaken The Plasticoat paint is what I may have used, it seemed like 3 coats and it looked great! Has anyone tried the Rustoleum engine paint? Here is what my engine looked like after 7 years and 10,000 miles.
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Re: Engine painting, what do you do?
[Re: WILD BILL]
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03/08/11 12:00 AM
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I used regular car basecoat clearcoat paint and it works good.I also paint it in pieces.And i paint all the bolt silver.
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Re: Engine painting, what do you do?
[Re: challengermike]
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03/09/11 02:49 PM
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The motor in my Challenger we base coat /clear coated about 16 years ago and it still looks good. The motor in my Dart and plow truck I used I think VHT Hemi orange and they both look good also. I like the VHT as it goes on heavier than the Mopar paint, hence less coats. The 440 is the Challenger one.
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Re: Engine painting, what do you do?
[Re: dustergirl340]
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03/09/11 03:21 PM
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if you plan on driving it and really want it to hold up... first thing is to get it super clean.. then epoxy primer then a high solids polyurethane paint. this is the paint i used. also used u-tech epoxy primer
It's better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you're stupid than to open it and remove all doubt. www.MoparMisfits.com
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Re: Engine painting, what do you do?
[Re: abodyjoe]
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03/11/11 02:59 PM
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I just use the Plast-kote in a can with several coats & then clear coat. Looks good after several years.
1963 Belvedere 440 Max Wedge Tribute 1970 Charger R/T S.E. 440 Six Pack 1970 Challenger R/T, 528 Hemi 1970 Charger 500 S.E. 440 4 BBL 1970 Plymouth Road Runner 383 1974 Chrysler New Yorker 440 1996 2500 RAM 488 V-10 4X4 2004 3500 Dually Cummins 4x4 2012 Challenger R/T Classic.
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