Hello everyone. I have painted my 72 350 olds with Inline Tube Oldsmobile gold paint. Unfortunately the cans I bought were almost enough but not quite enough to do the oil pan and i really need to give the valve covers another coat as well as a final thin dusting of the block. One more can will do what I need. My question is: is anyone familiar with duplicolor's gold engine paint? How close is it to inline tubes gold? Duplicolor is $6.99 per can and goes on much nicer than inline tubes gold paint at $24 per can shipped. If duplicolor is close id just use that. Thanks!

 

After all that work, I wouldn't risk it. Just fork over the 24 bucks.

 

^agreed, its already their color, get the same paint, or you will regret it.

For a motor you haven't painted yet and are starting fresh, I've used VHT Gold Flake on two now, and it looks pretty nice, and @$8 a can I cannot complain.

 

+1. You've got at least $50 sunk into paint already. Don't screw it up.

- Eric

 

next time use a base and finish with your final..

i use black or white depending on the color..and then finish with the final color

 

Thanks guys!

 

I would agree, stay with the same paint you started with. Next time consider Eastwood's High Temp Ceramic Engine Paint, $30/qt. Even through I only have 30 minutes of running time on the stand, the color hasn't changed.





Oldsmobile Gold--Eastwood #51628ZP

 

JO beautiful job on the engine!!! Thanks!

 

How many cans of paint did you get for the job that you were one can short?

 

Old thread. Personally the oil pan is the part I worry about painting the least, always gets scratched on install. Pretty much two cans and a ton of coats with the thin Duplicolor gold paint.