I just have some free time on my hands since i'll be swaping in my motor I wanted to know <FONT COLOR="green"> what kind of high temp paint should I use? </FONT>

Some people say to use any HIGH temp paint, other say get the VTH 1500..
I just want a clean stock looking silver color. Post them up if you can find pictures on search archives cause i couldn't


<FONT SIZE="3"> <FONT COLOR="orange"> After searching these are some of the products that i found people use....but not sure which works best:
-Castro Super Clean
-Acetone from Home depot
-Penzoil degreaser
-Gunk Degreaser
-Simple Green
-Brake cleaner
-aircraft stripper
-oven cleaner... will leave water stains on block
..... water, cloves, scotch brite pad, sand paper, ect
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<FONT COLOR="blue">
now if I just want a silver stock look.. what should I pick:
* Dupicolor "Cast Coat Gray"
* VHT aluminim
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Modified by Charlie Moua at 2:00 PM 1/4/2006

 

any high temp paint...check out Kragen/Pepboys/Autozone

they all sell High Temp. Engine Enamel

 

The lighting is shitty, but some pics of my old teg

 

BTW its Duplicolor High Heat ceramic. The color is aluminum and the code is DE 1615

 

Hot Tanked the block.
Then washed with Simple Green (which didn't get it clean enough for my taste)
So I scrubbed it good with full strengh Castrol Super Clean -- Be careful with it though, if you let it sit on bare aluminum too long, it will actually start to corrode!
Then DupliColor High Temp Ceramic base Primer and Dupli Color DE1615 here.

 

block is painted with "stainless steel" paint
and tranny is VHT gray. i like the way it looks alot

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMH22HATCH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">BTW its Duplicolor High Heat ceramic. The color is aluminum and the code is DE 1615</TD></TR></TABLE>

<FONT COLOR="red"> great info...
So where do I get this stuff? how many spray cans of paint do i need?
** painting motor & tranny

How long have you had it & any signs of flaking yet? </FONT>

 

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and tranny is VHT gray. i like the way it looks alot

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i like this darking color for the block...
1) where do i find that spray paint?

2) how long have you had it & any flaking yet?

3) did you use anything to prime it before you painted it?

 

Dope engine stand, bump for a fellow MN.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D-series ninja &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">block is painted with "stainless steel" paint
and tranny is VHT gray. i like the way it looks alot

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niiiice the bottom of a shopping cart and a socket wrench.. for creativity

 

 

Haha that engine stand is killing me...

 

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<FONT COLOR="red"> great info...
So where do I get this stuff? how many spray cans of paint do i need?
** painting motor & tranny

How long have you had it & any signs of flaking yet? </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

You can get it at Autozone, Oreilly's, or any regular parts/products store. Its been on there for months now and it still looks brand spankin new I used 1.5 cans.

 

more info on the "stainless paint" and more pics of it if possable.

mike

 

 

I think for now I'm going with the <FONT COLOR="blue"> High Heat Ceramic Aluminum code DE-1615 </FONT>... just because more people have used it...

I like the "stainless steel" color more but not enough info on it.


JDMH22HATCH.... & everyone else
did you guys have to prime the block at all or just clean, degrease, dry then paint?

how long does it take to dry?

 

Auto Zone sells a high heat silver paint that looks really great when its fresh. The only thing I have found with a painted block is if you get a leak or you just want to clean you engine bay it tends to eat at the paint. If you clear it the paint is protected but with heat from the engine the clear turns a transparent brown color. Kinda makes the motor look like it has an oil leak that you cant clean.

 

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and tranny is VHT gray. i like the way it looks alot

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naaa, dont like it

 

is primer needed?
if so what kind...
how many coats?

 

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mike</TD></TR></TABLE>

sorry. i got the paint from a local machine shop. and all i did was wipe the block down with some paint thinner, and threw a few light coats on it. and voila! thats how it looks... had it on for about 6 months, and no chipping yet. you cant really see it that well anyways my header is kinda in the way. but it looks nice what you can see

and yea. that was pre engine stand. had to make due with what i had. haha. when your poor you use whatever gets the job done. hahaha

 

D-series ninja: thanks. would be able to get some more pics? if not no big deal.

mike

 

i think i have a few more hangin around... ill post em up later

 

lol that engine stand is great. An old shopping cart and a socket. You do know stands are only like 50$ right?

 

Well if you have the block hot tanked, then most of any dirt will be off. Go over the block with some scotch bright. The use high temp primer. You can start painting from there.

 

j