Just had my 340 painted on Friday with Eastwoods new Ceramic Chrysler blue paint. Had my buddy who owns a restoration shop spray it for me. The blue does not look correct to me. The pic without the flash is very close to how it looks in the shop light. Lights up alittle in the sun but not much. With the flash of the camera it looks very blue. Anyone painted there motor with this paint and if so how did it turn out. Eastwood is sending me another quart to try. thanks

The blue with the flash is what my engine paint looks like. It is a high temp engine paint from a parts store. I'd have to look at the can to be sure of the brand.

There are two different blues aren't there. The older blue(from the late 60's) looks more like your second pic.

I believe the older blue wasn't actually blue but torquios and was on the big blocks. thanks

Here's a really bad pic of mine. I'm not saying it's right but it looks very close to what you have.

Do you have a pic without flash? what paint was yours?

I'll have to look at the can tonight. I can also look for a different pic.

that would be great. thanks

Here's a picture of my sons 318 that's in his 72 Dart Swinger. It was painted with the Mopar Performance "Chrysler Blue". I also agree that the "other blue" is actually Turquoise and was as mentioned above, used on earlier big block engines

Richard

another picture.

Richard

thanks Richard, I talked to Kieth at Eastwood and he said sometimes mistakes happen in the mixing of the paint so with no questions that are sending another quart of paint. Once it gets here I will post on the findings. thanks

The paint I used was Plasti-Kote Chrysler blue. I think they sell it at AutoZone.

Why do you think the color is wrong? Do you have some origonal engine parts with there paint still applied? Is there a color difference?

I think I compared the Plasti-Kote with some origonal paint and it was close.

In my pics you can see without the flash the paint has very little blue tint to it. Its more steel blue or grey looking. It is better in the sun light. I do have a few items that I believe are factory blue and I have a few cans of Mopar chrysler blue and the color is not even close. I hoping that it is a bad batch of paint from eastwood but time will tell. thanks.

i used the same paint for the 340 in my 72 Challenger. i have pics with the flash and a few without using the flash. here is a pic without the flash


Greg

here is one with the flash

We just introduced a correct enamel for the Chrysler blue at Carlilse. PM me if anyone is interetsed in more details.

Thanks Greg, that was what I was looking for, someone that had used the same paint. Obvouisly the can they sent me has a problem. I will wait for the new can and try. thanks again. Dale

Hey Dale,


did you use the activator when you sprayed the paint.

i used the activator. that shouldn't make a difference in the color though.

Yes we did use the activator Greg. I have a 71 dart donor car with a untouched slant six. The colour of my 340 is no where near the right colour. So I am convinced that there was a mistake made in my eastwood paint. So I will wait for my free replacement. thanks