engine painting
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01/21/07 10:07 AM
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i know this is a subject that has been covered numerous times, but i've never found a step by step explanation of how to get "professional results". all the engines i've painted in the past were done with a rattle can, but this time i want to do it with long term good looks in mind. this car will be driven regularly, but will be as pampered as is possible while enjoying it. take me step by step from a bare hot tanked block to the shining result....be gentle, i'm a virgin!
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Re: engine painting
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01/21/07 10:36 AM
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Por-15. http://www.por15.com/BEngine-Enamels-B?sc=2&category=1They have directions with their product. Follow them! I stripped my engine, wire wheeled (Various size and types needed) Cleaned it with acitone. Masked. Applied their base coating. There is a time you must follow between base and color coat. Sprayed their color top coat. Let dry for a couple of weeks. By the way, it NEVER peeled, bubbled or chipped, especially around the exhaust ports. Great product if done as directed. I used a weber paint srayer from Home Depot. Worked. But you can brush it on too, I just wanted a smoother more finished look.
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Re: engine painting
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01/21/07 01:03 PM
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Re: engine painting
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01/21/07 07:53 PM
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thanks for the info guys.....i can do this!
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Re: engine painting
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01/22/07 04:54 PM
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I soaked mine down with oven cleaner and let it sit overnight. Useda power washer to wash it off and then went over everything with a wire wheel. Sprayed everything down with brake cleaner and primed it used a good quality self etching primer. I use Dupont Imron paint to paint the engine. I also blocked off the heat crossover in the intake so it would not burn the paint. That was almost a year ago and it still looks like new today. Thanks - 69rrvert so does this car get driven a good bit? i'm just wondering what kind of running hours you have on the engine...and by the way, how exactly would a man go about blocking off the crossover safely?
10 Year old Dupont Imron also in the red Charger:
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Re: engine painting
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01/22/07 05:39 PM
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and by the way, how exactly would a man go about blocking off the crossover safely?
by purchasing a valley tray with the passages blocked off .
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Re: engine painting
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01/22/07 11:13 PM
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69rrvert what did you use on your exhaust manifolds. Great job by the way on the engine.
What was I thinking....
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Re: engine painting
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01/23/07 03:08 PM
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i used brake-klean and wire brush to clean it.. then it got sprayed with epoxy primer then it got sprayed with a single stage high solids urathane. from this mess.. to this.. to primer to paint.. aaahh. much better..
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Re: engine painting
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01/24/07 12:13 AM
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i have always built my own engines and painted them with rattle can paint, and there's no doubt you get what you pay for with that stuff just like anything else. the higher end spray bombs definitely cover better, look better and last longer, but still not good enough. i want something with the durability of the original, and the POR 15 engine kit is looking pretty good to me at this point. i used to just thrash my cars like they were terrorists, but this time i'm gonna try to be cool and treat one with some respect, and i want it to make me proud when i open the hood instead of only when i gouge the pedal!
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Re: engine painting
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01/24/07 10:19 AM
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ok - this is THE best way i have found to do it... it lasted thru a fire ( yes ) and any solvents will not touch it you can even drop a wrench on it and it will not chip - i dented the valley pan and the paint didnt budge... CLEAN with starting fluid to remove all leftover oils a paint kit from Unusual automotive solutions works great for covering all the holes... ( under 20 bux) NEXT - use 2 coats of epoxy primer.... anyone who tells you etching primer is outdated... use them side by side and you will se a difference... NO DOUBT NEXT - 2 coats of U-TECH 3.8 hi solids polyurethane.... heres some features... its for fleet trucks... Product Features: - Hiding Power - Very Flexible - High Gloss - Easy-To-Spray - Fast Cure - Long Term Durability heres the web page http://www.sikkens.net/default.asp?sid=65395&pid=4522 coats of that in hemi orange and you'll never have to mess with painting your motor again... OR worring if its gonna peel... you can try the others...BUT i just did my last motor with bill hirsch paint... it lifted when gas hit it... the 3.8 will NOT MOVE! i did 3 motors like this in the last couple years... and it has really surprised me.. take my word for it... this is the best way to do it... my cuda had an electrical fire and it just cleaned off with brake cleaner, and i scraped the melted plastic off the block and the paint stayed... i dont know how else to tell you. it was FINE after this....^^^^^^
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Re: engine painting
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01/24/07 09:16 PM
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that's a heckuva testimony DJV....it sold me! i want ultimate durability because of my interests being more in driving and less in detailing, but i want it to look nice in spite of my slackness. i'm gonna price this stuff and see if i need another mortgage to paint my engine....thanks!
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Re: engine painting
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01/25/07 04:14 PM
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that's a heckuva testimony DJV....it sold me! i want ultimate durability because of my interests being more in driving and less in detailing, but i want it to look nice in spite of my slackness. i'm gonna price this stuff and see if i need another mortgage to paint my engine....thanks!
it is definatley tough... djv is the one that painted my motor... i spilled gas on it quite a few time when messing with jetting and it didn't touch the paint. anti freeze also... it will get dirty and some oil on it from driving and i wash it with car soap and a sponge and it come up like the day it was sprayed... that paint is some good stuff... i don't remember it being real expensive either... what color are you doing it?
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Re: engine painting
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01/25/07 11:39 PM
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i want to get as close as possible to the factory orange........i would hope that somebody at the paint store could help me out with the right code to get the right color?????? i hadn't thought a whole lot about that, but i gues i'd better figure that out now huh?......EV2????
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