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I want to paint an engine Silver.

Anyone got any recommendations for paint ?

High temp stuff needed ?
Aerosol ?
Hammerite smooth ?

Any opinions gratefully received.

morgan wrote:I want to paint an engine Silver.

Anyone got any recommendations for paint ?

High temp stuff needed ?
Aerosol ?
Hammerite smooth ?

Any opinions gratefully received.

I have never had to use any high temperature paint, except on headers.

Hammerite smooth is good paint, but be carefull as it can react if you put additional coat on once its cured. (This has happened twice to me)

Plasti Kote aerosols, available from most DIY stores, covers well with a good shine, use it all the time. The Hammerite sprays have got really thin, and don't cover well, I don't use them anymore. The engine dosn't get hot enough to need any sort of special high temp paint.

I used to use Humbrol enamel when it was available in man size tins. Never burnt off.

Hi Morgan , what block are you painting silver?

I painted the first engine I rebuilt (1600 xflow Kent!) with household gloss after hearing that from many people.

No primer, just cleaned the block REAL good and did a few coats, brush was fine. Best thing was the choice of colours it gave you.....come to think of it I did that Hot Pink!!!
It held up fine, just a bit of discolouration around the exhaust ports, no flaking or anything.

Having said that, if you want silver you might be better off with an aerosol.

PS Paint it orange!!!!

Noooooooooooo , if it's the 440 gotta go blue.

Brutus wrote:Hi Morgan , what block are you painting silver?

MrNorm wrote: PS - Paint it orange ! ! !

Adam, yep, the 440. I know its currently painted factory correct for a factory air car (from the days 'the pit' was a concours restoration pre fire-breathing monster days ) but my rationale is thus...

Gav - Yep, I know most non air blocks seem to be orange. but my rationale is thus...

My car is stock in appearance, but in reality is already a non-mopar colour. (sort of graphite grey). I like the colour, but she is never gonna be a factory restored beauty with the correct colour code on the distributor cap etc.

Silver - unusual for a block I realize, but I reckon a black interior car with a gunmetal grey paintjob, spangly silver chrome bits , and when you lift the bonnet you see a dark (maybe black) engine bay with silver block and those chrome rocker covers and filter it would look the nads.

The cars 'look' is pretty monchrome, and I like that. Plus silver will be really helpful for spotting all those little fluid leaks...

(sits back and awaits waves of disapproval)

morgan wrote:
(from the days 'the pit' was a concours restoration pre fire-breathing monster days )

Still is Morgan , still is.

Bottom line, you paint it whatever colour you want!! It's your car

I just love the Mopar orange, that's the only reason I mentioned it.

Go for the silver Morgan

ive always used the holts duplicolour paint (halfords mix for you in cans or aerasols) , any colour you like. if you want to do a real good job get it 100% clean then use a good etching primer (i use UPOL POR 8) then a couple of coats of paint and jobs a good-en, even did a 2 stroke bike engine this way (in bright yellow ) and it only had slight discolouration near the exhaust ports.

It is not just the heat you have to consider. It is adhesion to the metal and resistance to oil, fuel, brake fluid, anti-freeze and everything else that might get spilled down it.

This is the best stuff and I don't use anything else.

http://www.hirschauto.com/