if your looking for street hemi orange this is what we used... except for how shinny it is the color looks darn close to the original paint we compared it to...

this is the code we used.

dupont code 5067U



gotta watch some of the street hemi paints like the mopar performance are really pale compared to the original stuff...

look at my valve covers and intake thats mopar spray paint... its way off.

I really REALLY need to paint my engine.

if your pullin it out... lemme know!

I can appreciate the quality and durability of what some of you have done but I used plastikote engine enamel for the following reasons;

- most of these high quality spray booth type jobs look much different (better, but different) than factory. Generally way smoother and shinier.

- The plastikote seems like a very good color match. Some of the spraybooth jobs look way off.

- I like to putter around restoring little pces here and there. With the spray bombs, I can paint an oil pan or the valve covers and paint the rest or any other pces later.

- While the plasticote could scratch or get damaged by gasoline or solvents, it's also very easy to simply touch up again.

- far more convenient; no loading up the engine and taking it to the body shop and back.

- If I make changes (water pump, T-stat housing, valve covers or whatever) it's very easy to spray bomb and install. Much less hassle.

- I've used Plasticote engine enamel on every engine I've done in the last 20years and have been pleased with the product. In fact, I don't ever recall having any of it peel off or get damaged from gasoline.

I'm not trying to convince anyone that this is the way to go, but rather explain why I (and perhaps some others) chose to go this route.


Dave

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- far more convenient; no loading up the engine and taking it to the body shop and back.

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who is taking them to a body shop?? djv did mine in his garage... i had to replace the water pump and djv just sprayed it for me. no big deal... took maybe 30 to 40 minutes to set up spray and clean up... not a big deal...

what he said...

mostly i either do them outside...

or if its too cold or dark out i put plastic up...

and get my dad to clean his motor up with wax and grease remover...lol

Thanks for your post Dave, I knew where you were coming from. DJV and ABodyJoe's method is great and the finished product is wonderful...but not everyone has the things, tools, space etc. necessary to do it.

as i said before, i have been building and painting my own engines since 1983 (was i ever really 17?) and i have only ever had one engine paint job that really really disappointed me, and it was with mopar brand engine orange that i bought from year one (no reflection on year one). that stuff sucked liked a hoover! it didn't cover well, the color was inconsistent from can to can, and it didn't hold up to any of the chemicals that the paint manufacturer knew #@$% well it was gonna be subjected to from the word go! i just wanted to try to find something more durable this time around. it wasn't a big deal back in my street romping days when i blew the head gaskets outta my 340 twice a year, but i'm too old for that crap nowadays. i'm hoping this engine build will last for several years to come before i have to turn bolts on it again....and by the way, i do have what's necessary to do the job without spray bombs, so i'm gonna give it whirl!

good info.

this may be considered a dumb question, but what is called "street hemi orange" is the same color that is on the 440 isn't it? i'm no show judge or color expert, but all the stock orange engines i've seen appear to be the same color to me....am i right?

Yup, if your 440 is orange then street hemi orange is the color you want.

possible tech archive material???

since this comes up every few months!