Engine and radiator paint ?
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07-05-2011, 06:31 PM
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Engine and radiator paint ?
Was wondering if the paint you use on the body can be used to paint engine block and the sides and top of the radiator or does it have to be a high heat paint. How much heat will regular body paint take before it starts to blister. I particularly would like to paint my rad the same as the body because the fan shoud I made will be the same as the inner fenders and don't want any black showing between the parts.
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07-05-2011, 06:44 PM
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07-05-2011, 07:46 PM
You can paint the engine with normal automotive paint. The sun beating on a black car will get pretty darn hot..... hotter than an engine will, lol. Anyway, as Bob mentioned a while back, POR 15 makes an engine paint that lasts. ENGINE PAINTING KIT-POR-15 Inc.
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07-05-2011, 07:51 PM
You can paint an engine with standard auto paint. It may burn a little around the exhaust ports on the heads, some engines worse than others, depending on the style. But that will be typical even of high heat paint. It really makes the engine look good with a professional finish vs. a rattle can. I've done a lot of them over the years.
Radiators, otoh, are a different matter. It's not that the paint won't hold up, but that you don't want that much paint on the rad to act as an insulator. There used to be special radiator paint just for that purpose. If you're going to paint one at all, you only should put the lightest film of black lacquer you can get away with. Just enough to color it up. If your idea is to have it all body colored, I would suggest building a cover or shroud to enclose the visable areas while allowing air flow around, and let the rest do it's job as intended.
Radiators, otoh, are a different matter. It's not that the paint won't hold up, but that you don't want that much paint on the rad to act as an insulator. There used to be special radiator paint just for that purpose. If you're going to paint one at all, you only should put the lightest film of black lacquer you can get away with. Just enough to color it up. If your idea is to have it all body colored, I would suggest building a cover or shroud to enclose the visable areas while allowing air flow around, and let the rest do it's job as intended.
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07-05-2011, 08:54 PM
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You can paint an engine with standard auto paint. It may burn a little around the exhaust ports on the heads, some engines worse than others, depending on the style. But that will be typical even of high heat paint. It really makes the engine look good with a professional finish vs. a rattle can. I've done a lot of them over the years.
Radiators, otoh, are a different matter. It's not that the paint won't hold up, but that you don't want that much paint on the rad to act as an insulator. There used to be special radiator paint just for that purpose. If you're going to paint one at all, you only should put the lightest film of black lacquer you can get away with. Just enough to color it up. If your idea is to have it all body colored, I would suggest building a cover or shroud to enclose the visable areas while allowing air flow around, and let the rest do it's job as intended.
Radiators, otoh, are a different matter. It's not that the paint won't hold up, but that you don't want that much paint on the rad to act as an insulator. There used to be special radiator paint just for that purpose. If you're going to paint one at all, you only should put the lightest film of black lacquer you can get away with. Just enough to color it up. If your idea is to have it all body colored, I would suggest building a cover or shroud to enclose the visable areas while allowing air flow around, and let the rest do it's job as intended.
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