after i clean up my block, i kinda wanna paint it. how many layers of paint should i put on? im gonan use the spray stuff from autozone. any suggestions on how i should go about doing this? thanks

 

first off make sure u degrease your motor and it is clean of any dirt then get the high temp engine paint with ceramic in it. i would apply 3-4 coats to make sure its on well. That way it will stay on longer and wont flake off do to water and heat.

 

get VHT 1200 Degree engine paint...in my opinion its the best out there.

 

just get degreaser, and completely clean it back to aluminum. Get a large nap buffing wheel and some mothers polish, and u will have a nice and clean block thats way better than paint.

 

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Just don't paint it black or a really dark color, or else it will be hard to spot leaks.

 

I suggest the polish look. Its a nice look.

 

DEGREASE!!! then LIGHTLY scuff or something so the paint adheres well. here's some pics of my autozone painted block Just spray a few coats of high heat, itll be fine. I like black cause it hides alot of grime and stuff.





prolly have more if ya need, but I think thats enough

 

VERY NICE

 

amber-bling, do you come to the lansing area often? i think i know who you are but not sure, i ususally roll in a 02 GTI w/ black rims or a 90 Civic (sorry to rob the post but IM on my computer dosent work)

 

I have been there a few times, but this car has not ever been there. I live in Grand Rapids, and am at CMU often - maybe seen me there?

*thanks for allowing us to ***** your thread. we will stop now

Good luck with your project asd show is some pics when you are finished !! Any questions feel free to ask

 

that looks great with that valve cover color. i think i wanna do a red block ... honda red. with a black valve cover. or gunmetal. the gunmetal looks so great on ls valve covers. i love it.

 

Ya the engine does look great!! Oh well musta saw another rex here oh and BTW get a can of engine degreaser and spray that sucka all over the block (cept the important stuff ) wash it off, get some 220grit sand paper and scratch it some then spray a few coats of 1200 degree paint (color your choice) on it and it'll be set for quite awhile

 

well..I didnt even 220 it to be honest...I used a brillo scratch pad type deal while I was cleaning with the degreaser...kinda scratched and cleaned at the same time...then sprayed it all off with some water and wiped it dry. Then hit it with some paint quick. Anything you do will look suprisingly good cause the motor is so hidden in there anyways...not like huge surface area visible, so it won't look bad if there is imperfections. It should last for a while with no problems...HOWEVER&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;DOES NOT WORK THE SAME WITH HEADER My header is like pink now lolol. Time for some sandblasting or something and try something different. Heat flaked some of that paint then turned the rest this WACK color....kinda gross


here's the whole car...you mighta seen me drivin around or somethin, but doubt it
only put about 200 miles on it since repaint a couple weeks ago

 

Back on track again tho, this is my old LS, my buddy painted this block gunmetal and put it in his hatchback...only pic I have left of it...hard to tell, but it was really nice! He had a red powder coated valve cover and like I said...gunmetal block

 

my old motor. I miss it! Y eah i painted it with gun metal wheel paint...had it on for a year and never flaked. So thats another option for ya. I like the gun metal color myself.

 

hey amber bling, i know someone with a pretty tight prelude that goes to cmu. her name is tracy u ,might kknow her if ur a girl, its black maybe not tho..

 

nope..I am a guy lots of people up there, but I only go up to hang out with friends.

I like the gunmetal color alot too

 

o alrite. hey thanks to everybody for your suggestions

 

hey amber-bling i love how ur ls valve cover with gunmetal.. damn i wish i had same as yours but dont u mind tell me how u paint ur gunmetal on ur valve cover??

thanks

 

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Couldn't resist not to say anything about this awesome grammar....

 

hahhaa

 

LOL....it as hard to read Just used paint stripper on it then sprayed the gunmetal on there...no secrets to it...turned out alright though

 

so what!?!? why are u care about my grammer?

 

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so what! ?! why are u care about my grammer?