I'm ready to paint my engine. I ordered a rattel can of paint from year one. It does not have any info as to how to prep the engine. I also got a can of Duplicolor paint. It said to use a primer. What is the best way to prep and paint this for best results?

 

Make sure everything you are going to paint is free of dirt and oil. I just painted my engine with the rattle can. It took 2 cans, in fact. That was nearly 4 years ago and the engine still looks great (now has about 1200 miles on it since it was painted). I didn't use any primer at all.

Randy C.

 

Thanks Randy, Do you remember what brand of paint you used? I did a test piece with the dupli-color. I think that is what I will go with. The paint from year one was a waste of big bucks. Also did you paint your brake booster or is it new cad plate?

 

Use denatured alcohol to clean everything before painting it. Denatured alcohol evaporates without leaving any residue.

 

engine blocks and associated brackets aren't primed from the factory.

lacquer thinner can be used for prep. but beware of the hazzards of introducing it to painted surfaces. drips and splatters will ruin a paint job

 

The bronze engine paint I used came from Supercars Unlimited (www.supercarsunlimited.com). It looks like a special blend that Supercars has specially made. Their part number is 14-218 and it is a lacquer blend paint (looks like it comes from a company called Diversified Brands, Cleveland OH 44115, www.diversifiedbrands.com). Fusick also has bronze engine paint in a spray can (www.fusick.com; part number EP90S; it's an enamel paint) as does Year One (www.YearOne.com; part number WSH3; also an enamel paint). Year One puts their own label on spray cans so I can't tell who makes their product, although I have noticed that some of their paints, such as chassis black, come from Seymour.

Randy C.

 

Just went back and re-read - my brake booster is new cad plate. You can get a sort of cad plate looks with a 4-step paint system from Eastwood. I've got a friend that does a pretty good job of it, but my attempts do not come out well!

Randy C.

 

I just finished painting the Olds 350 engine.
POR-15 has a paint kit.
It includes Degreaser, Rust away cleaner, Por-15 primer, and Paint.
I am a little dissapointed with "Olds Gold" from POR-15.
This engine looks like a gold nugget ,kinda.

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I did mine with POR-15 Olds Gold as well. To me, it doesn't look nearly as "Bling" as yours does.
I did just use the paint thought with no other POR products beforehand. Just the usual cleaning and de-greasing first, then I brushed on the gold with a small brush. Obviously the rocker covers were not done yet. Just there to protect things while installing it.


Duane

 

Has anyone used the 350 Gold engine paint from SuperCars and Fusick. Got pics to help to show/give an idea of the colors of each thanks

 

After the paint dried a few days its not so bad now with the bling factor.
POR-15 offers black or silver primer when you buy the kit.
I used the silver.
Maybe the black would have been better.
My car is not a show car so I'm not to unhappy. It's fine.
The kit is a brush on kit complete with brushes,rubber gloves and some solvent for clean up, it's nice.
TIP: NAPA Autoparts sells an inexpencive aerosol disposable paint gun thats works well! ($6)
Thinning POR-15 engine paint to spray use up to 20% solvent.
Thinning Por-15 primer to spray use up to 5% solvent.
Brushing the block is fine, if you are picky use then spray the valve covers instead of brushing.