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03-30-2012, 08:44 AM
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Engine Painting Question
I currently have my engine out & am getting ready to paint it. It's been cleaned and its down to bare metal in some places. Do I need to prime it with high temp. primer or just go ahead & shoot it with regular hi temp. engine paint?
Thanks in advance for your replies. 
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03-30-2012, 10:41 AM
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Duplicolor makes a rattle can system that has primer, color and clear. All high temp engine paint. I like it close to the Eastwood stuff that you have to spray with a gun. Just depends on how pretty you want it.
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03-30-2012, 12:00 PM
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Just painted my Cadillac block with DupliColor engine primer and enamel. The inside red color is Glyptal, not really necessary but I had a can of it so why not.
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03-31-2012, 02:41 PM
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I did mine today, as a matter of fact. I used the Eastwood stuff, with hardener, sprayed with touch up gun. Did aluminium intake as well as the rest of the motor, No primer.
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03-31-2012, 04:24 PM
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I would suggest you use aerosol stripper to get all of the old paint off.
I have had the best luck with catalyzed auto body enamel in terms of durability. I have not seen the rattle can stuff stay on more than a year or 3.
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03-31-2012, 04:34 PM
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The "rattle can stuff" stays on just fine ....if you use a good quality paint made for the application and do the proper prep work before painting. Not eveyone has a compressor and spray gun to paint a block and related parts.
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04-01-2012, 05:42 AM
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Ayuh,... I paint my motors with rattlecan Rustoleum....
Never had any paint loss, except for the hot spot on the intake manifold, at the cross over...
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04-01-2012, 01:11 PM
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I also use the Eastwood stuff with hardener at times. Makes a really nice glossy finish. Even better than the Dupliclolr clear, but more of a hassle.
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04-01-2012, 01:21 PM
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Seal it and paint no need for hi temp.
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04-01-2012, 01:37 PM
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Nice job!!!
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04-01-2012, 07:27 PM
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Eastwood with hardener. I know its Ford dark blue, going in a blue and white boat
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04-01-2012, 08:32 PM
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Eastwood with hardener, same color as the body.
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04-01-2012, 10:56 PM
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is there a red close to a candy red to paint an engine of that color?
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04-02-2012, 07:31 AM
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Quote:
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Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. Midnight Sun Street Rod Association
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04-02-2012, 06:32 PM
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Just thought I'd ask no big deal
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