Hey guys im in the middle of doing some work on my car. I decided to repaint my engine compartment. But like a dummmy i didnt paint the k member and suspension first. now that i have everything else painted in the compartment i dont want to run the risk of getting overspray on it.My paint and body guy said hed get a good brush and brush paint it. Its not the way i want to do it but im not risking overspray on everything else. Anyone ever do this? what kind of paint and paint brush did you use?. I want this to look good not like it was done at the trailer park.......lol. Heres a pic of everything else painted. .Joe

I did the same as you. Painted the engine bay and then looked at that ugly K-frame.

Now.... my car is no resto OR showcar, just a street driver. I cleaned it real good with a wire brush then wiped it down with solvent and let it dry overnight. I used a foam brush and Rustoleum semi gloss black. Came out fine.

If your car is a full blown resto, some of the other guys may have some better suggestions.

Por-15 or Chassis Saver paint and a foam brush... the
stuff lays out flat... I did the whole chassis on
my tube chassis Rampage... it does lay out flat...
but it doesnt have UV protection... but I dont think
you care being its not in the sun

No my car is a driver and occasional racer. I drive my car everywhere. Its no 100 point show car but i want it to look good! Thanks for the suggestions guys!.Joe

Rustoleum gloss black, looks plenty good enough.
Everything is mostly on top of it, and I did it for the same reason you did No overspray allowed.

Or....take it OFF and do it :-)

check out semi gloss equipment paint at your farm store---it is really tough/EV rated and can be brushed on----bob

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Rustoleum gloss black, looks plenty good enough.
Everything is mostly on top of it, and I did it for the same reason you did No overspray allowed.

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Brushed-on Rustoleum gloss black worked for me too. Looks just fine.

rust-bullet (moparts sponser) brushs on real nice also. i have tried por and rust bullet and i perfer rust bullet. also it doesn't require a top coat for uv protection. dave

Tape it off and spray it.... it doesn't take very long to tape the body off. You can get body bag plastic sheeting from your NAPA paint store for $40 a 16' X 350' box. The box is enough to cover your car completely about 20 times.I prefer to paint the K-Frame after the body and engine compartment. I've had to redo undercoating and respray K-Frames too many times because body color over spray got on them......... Just my choice

It will look nicer if you remove the k member and spray it.The labor is nominal compared to masking everything off. I powder coated my stuff for $100.

I would remove the k-frame. That gives you opportunity to inspect the frame rails. I found small cracks in the rails adjacent to the k-frame bolt holes on my e-body. Vee'd the cracks, drilled holes at the ends, and welded them up and ground them smooth.

Joe, I brushed mine w/por15 after I shot the car. Mike

Joe, I tried to load a pic of my engine compartment and can't do it. The
wrong pic keeps coming up.

nice looking car. get the pics figured out yet. I'd like to see more of that car.

Best way to clean and prep the K member for paint is to take it off so you can actually get to every part of it. Then either paint it with urethane primer and a urethane topcoat, or powder coat it. Not "even for a driver," but especially for a driver - it will last a whole lot longer and be easier to keep clean than half-ace cleaning it in the car and brushing rustoleum or some such on it. Prepped right, even twenty years later it will still look good. Take short cuts, and it will be obvious in a year or two.