Engine paint

[smokinn]

Whats a good engine paint? Also is it better to paint it red or just black?

Jason

[Russell]

Black transmits the heat better, so based on a technicality black is the best paint color for functionality, and I personally love the clean look of a flat black motor with brushed alumnium components. But red looks awesome too

Ever consider Chevy orange? Another favourite motor color of mine

[Captkaos]

I used Silver Metallic Base coat/Clear Coat

[8t5Silverado]

Mine's crusty, rusty, old motor oil black, so I say go with black.

[Grande Rojo]

Paint it black unless your truck is red or use the ole' chevy orange. I used VHT engine paint on mine. I like the way it turned out. I got some POR15 silver header paint $15.00 1/2 pint. I lasted about 2 hours then flaked off. So I painted hy headers with VHT header paint and they still look good.

just my .02

[SanitysBane]

i just used regular rust-o-leum flat black, looks good to me.

[Russell]

I painted my motor with some black rattle can primer, lol

Works surprisingly well too, I've had it on there for a couple of months now, and other than it turning brown around the hot air choke hole, it looks as good as the day I sprayed it.

[1972C10]

I use Dupli Color Engine Paint 500 Degree ive never had a problem with it peeling or reaction It costs about 3.99 a can and can be bought at wal mart and vatozone and other parts houses im sure.

PlastiKote Is a brand that i reccomend staying away from I have had it flake off in the past and it doenst cover as good as the duplicolor.

[screwballl]

go to the local hardware store liek Ace Hardware and get flat color BBQ heat temp (usually 1000º) rattle can paint, there should be a few colors including a real nice silver, maybe green and brown and whetever else the store carries. When i redo mine i am going with the flat black with the engine compartment and firewall the GM Orange

[Justins76]

I've used Dupli-Color 500 degree semi-gloss black and havent had any problems.

[1972C10]

Originally Posted by Justins76

I've used Dupli-Color 500 degree semi-gloss black and havent had any problems.

Yeah its good quality stuff I normally pick up my engine /heads/etc from the builder after a caustic vat and just clean with B-12 and paint That dupli color seems to have great adhesion with minimal prep Ive had the same engine since 1998 and still bright chevy orange.

[71-longbed]

i notice that duplicolor is alot high quality then plastic-kote..... as well