hey

i'm rebuilding my engine..and was thinking of painting my block,dar gray or some color..has anyone here done it?
if so, how long does it last?
or just stay w. the way the block is..? i love my engine bay and i wanna do everything i can to have a really clean one..

Pros?
Cons?

and also picts would be nice

thanks

 

aww nvm...thanks

 

lots of people do it,

pros- looks good

cons- couldnt think of any...

do it silver if you want the clean look and have a clean engine bay...

do it black if you dont want to see oil all over the place...

my block is painted silver

 

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do it black if you dont want to see oil all over the place...
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Only problem with that is, if you have an oil spill you won't see it.

 

I know some people with blue blocks in Preludes to match the blue Type S valve cover. They've never had a problem with the paint chipping or fading or anything.

 

did mine with silver.dont forget to use the hi temp paint.

 

only reason i wouldnt is that the paint will hold in the heat , wont disapate as much , but other then that go for it lol

 

instead of regular engine paint, go to a machine shop and get a can of paint thats called Glass Bead. It goes on very thin and covers great, you can also paint your tranny with it so that it wont overheat like it would with regular paint. It discharges heat better. With one can i painted my block, tranny and manifold and still had a little bit left in the can.

 

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hmmmi dont suppost u can get this at ur local parts store?

thanks for all the replies...i guess theres no Cons to it..i'm gonna do it(silver)..yeah it'llhold the heat in, but i dont think it will be enough, to kill performance....?

 

im not sure if they sell it at the parts store but any machine shop should have it, if not they can get it for you. Try to get that before regular paint.Its only like $7 a can.

 

friggin' i went to the only machine shop around here and they have no idea what i'm talking about..ugh..so i went and bought 1200 temp paint..

what do u guys think?





thanks for all the info.

 

looks good, But when its time to paint my block i'm going with the bling bling gold look

 

yeah i wanted to paint mine bronze but couldnt find any. anyone know where to get some?