Engine Paint Help?
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Hi All
After some info on the best products to use to paint my engine and running gear?
Want to paint everything, bare engine, manifolds, pulleys, diff, Gearbox, Prop etc.
Any info would be appreciated.
After some info on the best products to use to paint my engine and running gear?
Want to paint everything, bare engine, manifolds, pulleys, diff, Gearbox, Prop etc.
Any info would be appreciated.
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Powder coat your trailing arms, beam, x member etc.
I painted my block, pulleys and rocker with rattle cans, but put a high with a temp lacquer over the top. However the engine hasnt run yet but my mate who is a painter done the same (in white) and his still looks awesome some fews years later.
Interested in the comments on the diff as i still need to do mine and the gold bit on the drive shafts.
Good luck fella, where is Soton you from? You a scummer like me?
I painted my block, pulleys and rocker with rattle cans, but put a high with a temp lacquer over the top. However the engine hasnt run yet but my mate who is a painter done the same (in white) and his still looks awesome some fews years later.
Interested in the comments on the diff as i still need to do mine and the gold bit on the drive shafts.
Good luck fella, where is Soton you from? You a scummer like me?
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Lovely Rsmat, Just what i want mine to look like. did you have to use any high temp stuff or etch primer for any areas?
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Powder coat your trailing arms, beam, x member etc.
I painted my block, pulleys and rocker with rattle cans, but put a high with a temp lacquer over the top. However the engine hasnt run yet but my mate who is a painter done the same (in white) and his still looks awesome some fews years later.
Interested in the comments on the diff as i still need to do mine and the gold bit on the drive shafts.
Good luck fella, where is Soton you from? You a scummer like me?![](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/roi.gif)
I painted my block, pulleys and rocker with rattle cans, but put a high with a temp lacquer over the top. However the engine hasnt run yet but my mate who is a painter done the same (in white) and his still looks awesome some fews years later.
Interested in the comments on the diff as i still need to do mine and the gold bit on the drive shafts.
Good luck fella, where is Soton you from? You a scummer like me?
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If you struggle PM and ill text ya the stuff that was used ... But prepping it right plays a big part mate
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So etch everything? Is that ok to use on the engine and manifolds? and will everything have to be bare metal for etch to take?
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i just spent loads of time cleaning everything and the underside right back then primed it then used gloss paint and i have done around 2500 with no loss of colour or any paint chipping off .
do wish i just gave it to a sandblaster to get done would be alot less time/hassle
do wish i just gave it to a sandblaster to get done would be alot less time/hassle
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I`d like to paint the block and cam cover in ford imperial blue. I know the cam cover will be ok just primed then painted but what about the block as i`d like to just paint as opposed to bare metaling it?
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Ok then etch prime and 2 k paint or will I have to use some sort of enamel or high temp stuff?
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I painted all my rear end with hammerite. But that was because I could touch it up whenever it chipped off or got scratched. Now I would use 2k if I were to do it again
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