Painted Rat

[GATOR454]

I finished painting the Engine. Here are a couple of before and after pictures.

I used 500 degree chevy orange engine enamel for the top and the front. For areas around the exhaust manifold I used 900 degree VHT caliper paint in real orange. The color was almost an exact match to the chevy orange. It was just a shade redder than the orange I was using so just before it dried I misted it with the chevy orange. After everything was spray painted I hit all the areas that the spray could not get to with a brush (even the back of the block). I sprayed paint into an old plastic yogurt container and let it sit over night to thicken. If I needed it a little thinner then I sprayed more thin paint into the container.

After it dried for 24 hours I cured it with a heat gun.

I didn't paint the valve covers yet. One of the previous owners used the valve covers as a fulcrum to tighten the A/C and alternator belts, so I have to remove them and bang out the dents before they are painted.

The Engine bay is next. I cut the mask at the edge of the engine bay and folded the inside mask over the engine block. Then I added more paper and re-taped all of the edges.

More to come latter
David

 

[Piet]

You painted the casting numbers with black?... nice work

 

[matchframe]

That looks nice!

You did a good job paper & taping off everything else.

When done, the whole engine bay will look like new!

Bill

 

[paintdaddy]

Looks like your doing a nice job.I love doing the detail work like that.It really makes the whole car look nicer.

 

[82ColEd]

Nice one Gator !

 

[Marcel]

Nice job.
:cool

 

[80vette_ca]

Quick Question for you will that 700 degree paint be high enough for the engine or will it peel off, I am also planning on painting my engine and i'm just looking for info. Also has anybody tried the POR 15 engine paint?

 

[paintdaddy]

Also has anybody tried the POR 15 engine paint?

No but Ive heard good things about it.

 

[GATOR454]

If the Engine gets close to 500 degrees then I think I'm going to have problems worse than peeling paint. I think its more a matter of how clean the engine block is before you paint it. I pressure washed it, then scrubbed it with degreaser, then cleaned it with wire brushes attached to my drill, then scrubbed it again with degreaser, then wiped it down several times with laquer thinner.

I used a 900 degree paint on the area under where the exhaust manifold will be, because of the heat that they generate. I don't really think it was necessary but I did't want to take any chances.

If the Por 15 engine paint is as good as the rust preventer is supposed to be then it is probably pretty good. The only problem that I had was that you can't get it in a spray can. I don't have a spray rig so I'm limited to a brush or rattle can paint. I had thought about using the prevail spray heads (they are a can like spray head attached to a refillable bottle) but for convienence sake I opted for the Plasti-Kote engine enamel in rattle cans.

If it starts to peel or burn off in a place I can see I can always spray some paint into a container and touch up the area with a brush.

David

 

[80vette_ca]

hey thanx for the info i'll have to make sure I clean everything really good then.