Engine painting.

[Goon]

Hey all

Before i go wild with paint on my engine, i was waondering if anybody could tell me ..

What i can and can't paint...

Cheers

[SL/ENUT]

well you can paint everything if you want. Well actually its not a good idea to paint the electric connections.

[craigvk]

Basically with engine paint, don't paint your headers (extractors), don't paint wiring or electrical connectors, don't paint the radiator fins, don't paint the engine mount rubbers. That's about it.

I am actually rebuilding my 253 (not my car engine, it's a 308) and I will be probably using all VHT paints. I will prime my headers and then paint them in silver flame proof.
For the actual block, I will paint it in Holden blue and the heads that too probably. The intake manifold I will probably do silver. The rocker covers will be aftermarket tin chrome ones. The fuel pump I might leave as it has an aluminium finish. The harmonic balancer I will probably to silver and the pulley silver too. The oil pump I might do silver. The thermostat housing will probably be an aftermarket chrome one. I am also thinking about fully rebuilding the 4 barrel carb and painting it gold but I don't think it would look as good. I'd love to see a gold Rochester Quadrajet. I might end up doing it silver.

So everything will be done in VHT engine enamel rated at 287ºC and the headers will be done with flame proof 815ºC.

[Sammy]

its a good idea to mask up and holes in the motor before you paint, i have a gasket that i screw onto my 202's to stop paint going into the inlet/exhaust ports and dizzy holes etc .... it may be anal but with a engine cleanliness is what you want to make sure it doesn't fail prematurely and as rare as it may be, paint chips could do this.

[Goon]

You like my art? took me a whole weekend on cause i had to redo a thermostat gasket...

I used septone products on most of the engine

- Rocket Cover
- Side Covers
- Lower THermostat Housing

Motorsport products
- Air cleaner
- Fan pulley i think its called atm..

Next i plan to paint
- Manifold
- Water pump
& maybe the alternator though this will take more attention, due to wriring.

[Grantis1976]

Its easier to use flameproof on the lot ! up to you .

DONT paint anything that is rubber, moves, electrical or needs gasket goo.