Anyone have a source or product code for the proper shade of blue for this engine block? I posted this in general questions section and had 44 views and no responses so I thought I'd try here. thanks ahead of time for any input.

 

It might be because this is a topic that has been discussed to death . Do a search and you'll find some recent discussions and lots of opinions on it. I recently painted the 455 in my '72 with paint from Inline Tube / Motorcity Supercars (Ebay) and it looks pretty close to what i remember and very close to pics of some low-mileage supposedly untouched '72 455 cars. Over the past 20 years, i've also tried NAPA (way too light), Supercars Unlimited (not bad but darker than the original blue that i remember). Also keep in mind that there may have been several slightly different original shades of this blue.

 

This seems to be a favorite around these parts.

http://www.hirschauto.com/prodinfo.a...OLDZ%20MET%20B

Supercars was a very close match to my original engine color, and would be an exact match if it had a hint of green to it.

 

Supercars Unlimited has a great color match. I advise when you paint the engine to use exhaust manifold paint first. That cast gray color that is ultra high temp. Use it as a primer and your engine will have the same cast gray color as a base. This will make the color go on much better and be uniform. Most engines after hot tank and rebuild are kind of multicolored and the end color is kind of funky as a result. I have done this on a few engines with great success.

 

That is a great sugestion. I will have to try that, as the Supercars paint is very thin and translucent.

 

I too have used Hirsch and Supercars unlimited, both worked very well.