Paint, Engine Block And Gearbox ?

[Guest coxie1.9]

What paints good to use on the engine block and gear box to get that silver / black clean look ?

 

and whats best to clean and prep them with before hand ? hell of a lot of grease / oil all over mine ..

[bennett418 1 1 Cars]

iv always found smooth hammerite alright to use.

 

to clean i give em a massive going over with sfiff brush and that gear called gunk (i think), then a good going over at one of them pressure washer things, then a good dry off with air line and compressor (if you can)

[GLPoomobile 958]

I've found brake cleaner is quite handy at shifting grease (better than any Gunk I've used). Get cans of it for a quid down the £1 shops.

 

Someone will probably tell me it's not a good idea to use!

[DaveW 6]

petrol/diesel mix....

[pacey205 2]

Cleaning wise I used a wire brush and lots of time to get all the grease off of everything. Also used wuite alot of petrol to help cut through it all as well. Id imagine that parafin or something similar would get the same effect.

 

Painted mine with smooth hammerite also.

 

 

Michael

[DrSeuss 0]

leave them filthy, its the best rust protection you can have!

[Guest coxie1.9]

thats the look im after cheers

 

is it ok to use on the block etc with heat ? and does it last ?

Edited January 12, 2006 by coxie1.9

[easypug 0]

I've found brake cleaner is quite handy at shifting grease (better than any Gunk I've used). Get cans of it for a quid down the £1 shops.

 

Someone will probably tell me it's not a good idea to use!

 

Thats what i use aswell, does the job a treat.

 

Paint can be brought from halfords or similar. Just a note engine cleaning has been covered loads of times, chuck it in a search.

[pacey205 2]

Alloy block isnt going to rust though is it

 

Theres people on here who have painted them with hammerite and havent had any problems with heat etc.

 

Michael

[Guest coxie1.9]

nice one .. .. cheers guys ...

 

ste

[DaveW 6]

pacey your such a show and shine slagg

[cybernck 400 1 Cars]

how durable is the finish though?

 

what if you have to take the gearbox off later on - greasy hands, jacks and all that?

 

 

 

btw, watched mythbusters last night and they tested coca cola on various myths.

 

one of them was that it's a good degreaser, while it isn't.

 

they found it to be very effective for removing surface rust and polishing chrome though .

[Hilgie 16 2 Cars]

I use Motip enginepaint.

 

Available in Ford blue, Volvo/Penta green, MasseyFergussen red, black and silver.

[Guest coxie1.9]

Motip engine paint ..

 

any idea where thats available from and costs for it ?

 

cheers

[Hilgie 16 2 Cars]

Sorry, don't even know if you can get it in the UK. The stuff is heatresistant and oilrepellent.

 

Their website is: www.motip.nl

 

And it looks like this after spraying (silver):

[ashlee205gti 1]

I shouldnt worry too much about heat, theres no reason for your engine to see over 110c, most paint should be able to cope with that. Unless your planning on painting the exhaust manifold.