Painting engine which paint

[RSash]

Hi all, what sort of paint do you folks use to paint your engines?

do you use heat proof paint? it always seem piss thin?

CheeRS Ash

[tim]

hammerite

[capriclive]

barbecue paint for black, or carplan do a range of engine paints in a few colours.

[Mr Sam]

i used matt black stuff in a spray can it said it was engine paint

 

and my whole car is actually painted in machinery paint

[john_3.0s]

yeah car plan "engine laquor" is reasonably good but its very hard to prep the block to get it free of oil or any other contanimants (unless u get it acid dipped i guess) which is why it never seems to last all that long (or mine dont anyway! If u just want plain old black you can get some decent high temp paints for motorbike exhausts etc but they are f'in expensive

[RallyOrange]

Engine laquer../..Smootherite.

 

Isprayed mine with some high temp paint.

[Dalek]

I painted this one with smoothrite. Turned out nice IMO.

 

[john_3.0s]

how long does smoothrite last? I guess its a decent quality paint but would have thought that the temp (esp on the head) would make it blister / flake off

[RSash]

Thanks for your help,has anyone painted there head in smoothrite paint??

 

CheeRS Ash

[Dalek]

Thanks for your help,has anyone painted there head in smoothrite paint??

 

CheeRS Ash

 

YES !

[Ian1300]

i've used that engine lacquer stuff On my engine and gearbox its good stuff It is quite thick and leaves a good finish i think there about a £5 for a small tin but its good

[john_3.0s]

yeah bud does it last? emulsion would look OK on the block in the garage untill the engine gets warm / oily

[Johnson]

I painted this one with smoothrite. Turned out nice IMO.

 

 

Damn that engine is sexy Any updates on your anglebox mate?

[Rick]

id imagine you can paint the block with anything really, its the head thats gonna burn off.

 

i used some hi temp paint and its shite it seems oil based and comes off if you get any wd40 or anything on it

[Jay_harrier]

This stuff is pretty decent, not cheap though

 

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp? ... Name=dummy

[Fiesta Steve]

No paint will withstand the temp between the middle two exhaust ports on a crossflow.

 

No paint will stick to the block/head if its not 110% squeeky clean.

 

Its all in the prep, just like painting the rest of your car.

 

Just because it says 'engine paint' on the tin it doesn't mean you can paint over any old shite.

 

Here's my engine after two years of use and abuse, it gets very hot and I've even had the engine out and back in and none has chipped, flaked or burnt except on the head between the middle two ports.

 

[60ftman]

how long does smoothrite last? I guess its a decent quality paint but would have thought that the temp (esp on the head) would make it blister / flake off

 

I paint all of my engines with Smoothrite.

 

Providing the block is clean & grease-free (I usually clean down with neat thinners before applying paint) it goes on well and lasts ages,

 

On the heads it does tend to 'char' around the exhaust ports, but all paints do. I've painted heads with engine lacquer, 'heatproof' paint, Dulux gloss, Cellulose etc and they ALL end up looking the same.

 

Just paint it every year!!

[john_3.0s]

No paint will withstand the temp between the middle two exhaust ports on a crossflow.

 

No paint will stick to the block/head if its not 110% squeeky clean.

 

Its all in the prep, just like painting the rest of your car.

 

Just because it says 'engine paint' on the tin it doesn't mean you can paint over any old shite.

 

Here's my engine after two years of use and abuse, it gets very hot and I've even had the engine out and back in and none has chipped, flaked or burnt except on the head between the middle two ports.

 

 

Looks good mate, what did u paint that with mate? smoothrite?

[Guest HPEjadey1]

hammerite engine paint is best

[Fiesta Steve]

No paint will withstand the temp between the middle two exhaust ports on a crossflow.

 

No paint will stick to the block/head if its not 110% squeeky clean.

 

Its all in the prep, just like painting the rest of your car.

 

Just because it says 'engine paint' on the tin it doesn't mean you can paint over any old shite.

 

Here's my engine after two years of use and abuse, it gets very hot and I've even had the engine out and back in and none has chipped, flaked or burnt except on the head between the middle two ports.

 

 

Looks good mate, what did u paint that with mate? smoothrite?

 

The head was car plan engine laquer and the block is just normal 2 pack. Both hold on perfect.