Planning on painting my engine bay(not going to remove the motor) going to use a rattle can, what type brand of paint will i need to use? also what tools, ideas, and procedures necessary to complete this.


* i got my paint job done at Earl Scheib anyone know what type of paint they use?
i got the black metallic package*

 

it is going to be very difficult without removing the motor. why exactly dont you want to do it the right way?

 

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My buddy had his engine bay sprayed black without removing the motor, although a shop did it for him when they did the rest of his body work. Taking the motor out takes time and costs money. That's probably the reason why he doesn't want to do it "the right way."

 

check the paint and body forum!!

 

just get some saran wrap, removed your mounts and support the motor with a jack and wrap the motor up.

then spray away.

and of course you won't match your paint with a rattle can.

 

takes 30 min to take the motor out
just pull it out and make it look good

 

i just did mine..got pics..i can send them to you if you give me a email address..it turned out pretty nice..its a single cam though..a little easier to do..and the head was off so i had better access to the fire wall..dropped the power steering to the center..washer bottle out..headlights out..all that good stuff..let me know if you wanna check them out..i'll hit u wit em....and takin the motor out isnt always the best option..all of us dont have access to a garage 24/7 and the access to a hoist and all that stuff..i did this in a friends driveway..and still came out great..its not a show car..its a daily driven summer car..dont look perfect but a whole lot better than the stock paint in the engine bay...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by instrument &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just get some saran wrap, removed your mounts and support the motor with a jack and wrap the motor up.

then spray away.

and of course you won't match your paint with a rattle can.</TD></TR></TABLE>

wow, never thought of using saran wrap for paint masking. and they sell a roll in the $1 store!!

 

Go to Earl and find the color code they used, Then go to a paint store and they can mix the exact paint in a rattle can in a single stage, Like they said wrap the motor, Wipe the engine bay with some prep-sol, when your at the paint place, get some scotch pads to scuff the engine bay. I'd lay some primer down after you scotch brite and wipe it down again, then lay down paint. I work in a body and powdercoating shop, Its an easy weekend job! BTW Earl is most likely a single stage paint anyways


Modified by ShortyzKustomz at 8:58 PM 6/29/2008

 

kk thanks!