engine paint help!!!

[super72bb]

Hi there,

I have had my engine rebuilt and the block and heads were painted @ the rebuilder's shop. I will be glass beading the rest of the parts like my pan and intake ect. to ready it for paint.

Can anyone recommend a really good product for the factory Chev orange? I would like to use a POR 15 product or something similar, but I dont know if I will have any problems with having the block and heads already painted and putting it on top. Any help would be great.

Thanks

[Tx Firefighter]

You cannot go wrong with the POR 15 paint.

My big block had 20 year old factory ugly blue paint on it. I used the POR 15 Chevy orange engine painting kit right over the top of it. The kit came with a cleaner and a degreaser and the paint. I followed the instructions exactly and it looked killer. To this day, no flakes, chips, or flaws at all. It is impervious to gasoline, brake cleaner, carb spray, ATF, etc..

[arkracing]

POR 15 Recommends that 4 step procedure..but if you read thier tech/data sheets the Engine Enamel is more of a top coat - you can techincally paint it over anything. I have it on my bigblock too (black)...i haven't run it it but it looks good, it is nice and shinny and thick too.

all i would do is take a rough scotch pad and scotch down the motor - the wash it with a sponge - so you can cntl the water from going into the motor.

then bolt your pan/timing cover on the motor - with one or two bolts cover the rockers and paint away.
then wait till it dries take the stuff back off and put you gaskets and stuff back on - that's how i do it if you want a real detailed looking motor - you have stainless hardware you want to show off etc. and you see all the gasket lines.

POR 15 just wants you to spend more money than you have to imo.
I think it will be fine..just scuff it up good.
and let it cure a good 8 days before firing up the motor like they recommened


and the engine enamel is easier to spray than thier regular stuff cause you can use laquer thinner instead of thier "solvent" - just don't thin the paint to much. and a little goes along way. i mixed 1/2 quart and sprayed about 6 coats on my motor and about 4 on the tranny before i ran out of paint

note: if your stuff is dirty and greasy it will need to be clean and scuffed lightly...but you don't have to use thier stuff unless you want to.

[72MARIO]

I would not blast the oil pan. You will never get all of the sand out of the pan. Just buy a new one for the 30 dollars they cost at summit. You have alot more in the the motor then the cost of a new oil pan.

[Tx Firefighter]

Myself, I'd rather prep the stock oil pan one way or another. The aftermarket oil pans are not near as good of quality as the stock units are.

I've used a 3 inch sanding disc on a 90 degree die grinder a lot of times. Or even paint stripper will work pretty well.

[chevydog66]

POR 15 works good!! I used it on my SBC thats in my 66 Chevelle. The only bad thing about it is the 4 step process, and the wait time to cure.

[RODSBYT]

Ive always had good luck with all Eastwood products.
Their chevy orange paint holds up very well. Wipe everything down with lacquer thinner before painting. I have on a chevelle i restored over 10 years ago still looks like new.

[Springbear]

What about powder coating... Local guy says he can powder coat the engine for $200-$250? Martin

[super72bb]

Thanks everyone,

I have ordered the por 15 engine paint and it should be here in a few days. In the mean time I will be scowering down the parts to ready it for the new paint. I will send some progress pics as soon as things are coming together.

Curt