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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 01:52 PM
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WANT TO PAINT THE ENGINE BLOCK ON A XFLOW FOR A MK1 FIESTA,
I WAS THINKIN OF BLUE, I WENT TO MY LOCAL PAINT WHOLE SALERS
BUT THEY SAID THEY CANT COLOUR MATCH A HEAT RESISTANT PAINT
FOR ME, DOES ANY ONE KNOW WHERE I CAN BY SOME FROM,
PREFERABLY IN AN AEROSOL.
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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 01:55 PM
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most motorfactors will sell paint suitable for use on blocks.. mine is painted in black but other colours include blue, green, yellow, red etc
They are just base colours though so nothing fancy you would have to go to a specialist for that.
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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 02:08 PM
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halfrauds sell straight colours blue red etc etc
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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 02:14 PM
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But yeah, as said, halfords sell a range of colours, usually paint on though? only ever used it once on a mates corsa , but in fairness it did work a treat and looks pretty good.
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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 03:37 PM
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Smoothrite is fine for engine blocks BTW.
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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 03:52 PM
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as above, hammerite smooth finish does the job. cheaper than high temperature paint aswell.

i painted my block with it, 1k later its still the same

just make sure all the old crap / rust is off before its painted
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