im pullin the motor out my car mayb this weekend to make room for the swap i just purchased from Steve at HMotors.

i want to paint my engine bay flat black to clean things up in there.

my question is do i need to use some special HEAT RESITANT paint? bcuz i know the engine bay gets pretty hot at times or will some regular rustoleum flat black spray paint hold up good enough with a few coats?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by akteamster &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im pullin the motor out my car mayb this weekend to make room for the swap i just purchased from Steve at HMotors.

i want to paint my engine bay flat black to clean things up in there.

my question is do i need to use some special HEAT RESITANT paint? bcuz i know the engine bay gets pretty hot at times or will some regular rustoleum flat black spray paint hold up good enough with a few coats?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Use Krylon Ultra Flat and you won't have any problems. Your engine bay doesn't get any hotter than 200 degrees on the worst day on record and regular spraypaint is usually up to the task of at least 500 degrees. I did my muffler in Krylon Ultra Flat and it hasn't flaked off yet. Just clean and prep real well before you start shooting coats and you'll be set.

 

Great!! I'm going to be doing this real soon. thx for the Info

 

You don't need high-temp enamel, but I would recommend a semi-gloss black. Flat black just looks too dirty & cheap looking and when it gets dirty or dusty, it turns to a brown-ish color and is sometimes harder to clean. At least the semi-gloss color gives it some shine to it and looks more factory, rather than having the engine bay look so DIY. Here's an example of some cheapo $1 semi-gloss spray paint:

 

i dont know why , but i do not like the way black engine bays look.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hella_JDM &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dont know why , but i do not like the way black engine bays look.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Neither do I, especially when the car is painted a different color. However, on the chassis we picked up, the car had some crappy tan maaco job on it and the engine bay was teal colored so the obvious choice was to go black in our case

But like I said above, if you want/have to go black, use a semi-gloss paint.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Newman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Neither do I, especially when the car is painted a different color. However, on the chassis we picked up, the car had some crappy tan maaco job on it and the engine bay was teal colored so the obvious choice was to go black in our case

But like I said above, if you want/have to go black, use a semi-gloss paint.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ya i agree if the color matches the outside then cool . if you gotta do it then you gotta do it.

 

Actually, when you think about it, it does look good. Its an engine "bay", like its separated, one clean compartment, and when you close it, its just the color of the outside of the car. Its job is to hold all the stuff, and the black makes it look....stronger, heavier, i don't ****, but it works. My car is silver, so i like the silver engine bay, cause it looks like metal.

 

I don't like flat black. One reason is because it doesn't match the car. Another reason...it makes your engine bay look like a giant hole with miscellaneous parts floating in it...or something. When I get my car painted Electron Blue Pearl (yeah I know it's not very unique but it's still a sweet color) I'll be sure to coat the engine bay in it too

 

I don't see a reason to painting the engine bay.
To me it just makes the car look stolen and ghetto?
Why not keep it the same color, so when a person pops the hood, they know it hasn't been tampered with

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Newman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You don't need high-temp enamel, but I would recommend a semi-gloss black. Flat black just looks too dirty & cheap looking and when it gets dirty or dusty, it turns to a brown-ish color and is sometimes harder to clean. At least the semi-gloss color gives it some shine to it and looks more factory, rather than having the engine bay look so DIY. Here's an example of some cheapo $1 semi-gloss spray paint:

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i think ill go with a semi gloss better, flat black does look a little too dull, i just thought flat black would be the easiest. how did u prep your bay? did u spray it with some clear also?

 

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Newman is absolutely right. I'm so ******* pissed about my engine bay turning out the way it did. Use gloss black.

Here's it right after I cleaned it:



And here's after bombing it black:



And that's the BEST it ever looked. I should have just ******* left it.

 

Be sure to get your bay CLEAN, though. I use purple power cleaner ($4.50 a gallon) to get all the oil and impurities out, then run a mineral spirits rinse over it. Probably wouldn't be a bad idea to take some 600-800 grit sandpaper to the large, very exposed areas (radiator support, fender supports) and rough them up a little so the paint sticks better. And also, remember to let each coat dry thoroughly before you put another coat on. Good luck!

 

My buddy sprayed the engine bay of his Ls Crx with the spray on truck liner. it looks pretty sick

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99exd16y8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My buddy sprayed the engine bay of his Ls Crx with the spray on truck liner. it looks pretty sick </TD></TR></TABLE>

now theres an idea. hehe. i'd have to see what it looks like in person though.

i personally like the engine bay to be shiny

 

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I would think it would be harder to keep clean if you use that stuff

 

My brother just sprays his truck bed out with a hose.

 

satin black is the color

 

I dont think you will its not like the paint is going to be on somethign of direct heat, pluss i dont think that OEM paint has any high temp caracteristics, just prep the bay really well. sand it with 400 grit, wash, and wipe with a tack cloth, and you should be good.