opinions needed..

[draggin49]

Grabbed 2 cans of rustoleum semi gloss, a spray can of gunk engine degreaser, a red scotchbrite pad to scuff the fenderwells and firewall after cleaning those areas.

Anything that has original paint (intake, engine block I will leave)
The stuff thats surface rusted a lot or pretty rough will get repainted cuz it just wont look good leaving it as is after the cleaning is done
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[steel horse]

use the pressure tip too that has the "rotating head" those things are AMAZING and will definatley cut down on your elbow grease time.

[cericd]

Are you planning to paint the firewall black?

Please say no.

[draggin49]

I was thinking paint the firewall a maroon as close to the exterior paint as possible? Something missing the gloss maybe? So it blends in better with the exterior maybe??

The visible fenderwells , were they usually black from the factory?
I was guessing they were cuz on those they have some black paint on the areas not surface rusted.
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[Madtat]

Originally Posted by twich3136

I'm with hopped up. I love a good clean engine
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^^^^ x1!

[draggin49]

I will look into renting a pressure washer with that feature. That plus warm water sounds like the ticket.

How long should i let the gunk engine degreaser spray setup before I pressure wash the engine bay and motor once its out???
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[cericd]

Yeah the inner fenders and radiator core support came black and the firewall was the "main" cab color.

[draggin49]

Thanks for clarifying!
Definitely doing the firewall in something as close to the cab color as I can find.curious to see how the factory paint is on the block/intake/valve covers.if most is there I think ill leave it to match the exterior /interior .
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