frost0100 said:When painting the engine, do I Primer it first? I have the Hi-temp paint - and the Pre-paint cleaner... Just havent found anything related to prepping the engine....
My major thought to why the answer is no - I have not found any "Hi-Temp" primer...Just thought I'd check here with all the knowledge..
iskwezm said:I have never used "high temp" paint on a block.i just use normal automotive paint in a gun and it worked great,never flaked or i even used Krylon. I only ise high temp on exhaust parts.
iskwezm said:I have never used "high temp" paint on a block.i just use normal automotive paint in a gun and it worked great,never flaked or i even used Krylon. I only ise high temp on exhaust parts.
nope, i used the same paint that we used on the body and it lasted more then 4 years so far.xoxbxfx said:i sorta want to clear stuff up on that. If you are going to the paint store and asking for paint to paint a motor, they are giving you an acrylic enamel most likely, not a regular paint for a car. Most cars (with exceptions) are base coat/ clear coat paints. They will fade/crack due to block heat after a year or so...maybe 3 if you are lucky. If you use an enamel based paint it should last a long time.
Most paint supply store can mix it in an aresol (sp?) can for you if you dont have a paint sprayer and compressor
iskwezm said:I have never used "high temp" paint on a block.i just use normal automotive paint in a gun and it worked great,never flaked or i even used Krylon. I only ise high temp on exhaust parts.
That's true. I really don't know why everyone thinks their engine gets so hot that normal paint of any kind won't work. Except for the exhaust port area of cast iron heads, the rest of the block and heads stay fairly cool. If your water temp is 180-200 or so, you gotta figure the metal it's cooling (i.e.-the block) is pretty close, right? BC/CC paint will work just fine for likely as long as the motor, but then again I've had motors that only lasted for a year...iskwezm said:nope, i used the same paint that we used on the body and it lasted more then 4 years so far.
I have used the "Stainless Coating" but the shade of grey makes it look dirty to me.I wish it was more of a "jet hot" colorHistoricMustang said:On the exhaust I have had pretty good success with the high temp coatings from Eastwood. For the price this stuff is very good.
HistoricMustang
www.historicmustang.com
iskwezm said:I have used the "Stainless Coating" but the shade of grey makes it look dirty to me.I wish it was more of a "jet hot" color
HistoricMustang said:I just put the black on the Coupe exhaust manifolds and it is holding up very well.
HistoricMustang
www.historicmustang.com
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?