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Offline exilous

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Re: What do yall use to paint your engine blocks?
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2009, 07:14:02 am »
I cna't wait to make my engine all painted and pretty
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Offline Skunksmash

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Re: What do yall use to paint your engine blocks?
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2009, 03:25:51 pm »
What cleaning steps do you take when you clean a block for prep, vile? Maybe just a wire brush and some oven cleaner, like the other member said? Then wash it with plain water and towel dry perhaps?
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Offline 1HI4x4

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Re: What do yall use to paint your engine blocks?
« Reply #17 on: June 15, 2009, 03:33:10 pm »
I have good luck using accetone and some wire brushes, if you use oven cleaner make sure you get all the residue off the motor or the paint won't stick.
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Re: What do yall use to paint your engine blocks?
« Reply #18 on: June 15, 2009, 03:44:16 pm »
Personally I use aircraft remover after the initial gunk down. If it's going to the machine shop I have it hot tanked also. Pressure wash it with simple green and make sure there is NO residues. Once it's dry, prime and paint. I usually do 3 coats.
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Offline Blue 82

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Re: What do yall use to paint your engine blocks?
« Reply #19 on: June 15, 2009, 06:12:00 pm »
When i was younger, Plasticoat Orange was my color of choice. It always looked "wet"
On boats, we would paint everything white after red primer.
Anymore, I just paint em black,
Rustoleum Hard Hat works for me (after a red primer of course)
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Re: What do yall use to paint your engine blocks?
« Reply #20 on: June 15, 2009, 07:55:25 pm »
I have used Simple Green but my opinion Castrol Super Clean works better.
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Re: What do yall use to paint your engine blocks?
« Reply #21 on: June 15, 2009, 08:24:44 pm »
Quote from: Blazin on June 15, 2009, 07:55:25 pm
I have used Simple Green but my opinion Castrol Super Clean works better.

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Re: What do yall use to paint your engine blocks?
« Reply #22 on: June 15, 2009, 08:34:59 pm »
I guess it leaves no residue?
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Re: What do yall use to paint your engine blocks?
« Reply #23 on: June 15, 2009, 09:48:16 pm »
None of them leave a residue if they are rinsed off good with hot hot water. I use break clean to hose any mechanical part down before I paint it. Oil pan, valve cover, intake what ever. A good auto body prep solvent works fine too.
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Re: What do yall use to paint your engine blocks?
« Reply #24 on: June 16, 2009, 02:22:30 pm »
Let's see some pics of some nice painted engine blocks!
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Re: What do yall use to paint your engine blocks?
« Reply #25 on: June 16, 2009, 03:41:43 pm »
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Re: What do yall use to paint your engine blocks?
« Reply #26 on: June 18, 2009, 03:03:38 am »
What color gold should i use, if i want to be true to the whole Oldsmobile thing?
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