Hot Rods Black painted engines

They all look great. As for the guys that don't like black show me some other options.


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Oh Hell, here come the pink ones!

 

My black later model sbc and my flathead and my sbf,I like black.

 

Black engines are said to radiate heat well. Stude engines were black from 1962-1966. Prior to 1954, they were olive
green, which was the color of the 30 wt. oil of the day, in case anyone cares.
JT

 

This is actually a Stock Eliminator engine. I've been painting them all black for 40 years. (except Pontiacs) My customer got it home and decided he didn't like it for his blue Chevelle. So he painted it the worst engine color ever, to match his spare . I'll let you guys guess what color they both are now

 

Nope, it means you build beautiful engines. Colour doesn't matter.

 

My Favorite Engine Bay from any of my Projects.
289 Ford in a '62 Fairlane.
Strangely, I got more positive comments from painting the Water Pump the custom grey color.
The attempt was to highlight some details on a black canvas.

 

What's the best paint to use. I see the pros using base coat clear coat over epoxy primer. How well does this hold up?


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The engine in my old beater deuce sedan is black and looks nothing like the nice examples I see here. HRP

 

312 Y-Block

 

390 in my 63 galaxie 500

 

You are gonna love a black engine. At least until you try to find an oil leak.

 

I use Eastwood's 2-part engine paint, holds up great. You can even brush it on and it looks good.

Mick

 

"2-part", as-in an "A" & "B" base and catalyst? -EM

 

Eastwood calls it "High-Temp Ceramic Engine Paint" and a urethane activator, mix is 4:1.

Mick

 

327 in my black coupe
302 HO in my green coupe
Painted BLACK ( with WHITE firewalls)

 

Paint the engine it's color it came form the factory.

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My old 29 A roadster --


Same car, when the engine used to be red . . .




I personally think the black painted block looks a lot better.

 

When going black on engines I prefer semi gloss over high gloss.

 

SBF in 28 roadster

 

Lady in black,

 

I'm in the same line as joey, semi-flat. You also get the added benefit of additional heat disipation and oil leaks are easier to find. The best material? Semi-flat Krylon over clean cast iron. I wash the parts with solvent after a good bath, then a nice brush cleaning with lacquer thinner. Apply just enough for complete coverage and it won't burn off. My old race block even held up to a hot tank over most of it. Yes, some came off and I simply touched it up. Apply all your natural aluminum parts or polished stuff, kind of hard to beat in the looks dept. If not black I prefer the stock color of whatever it is.

Someone asked for suggestions. Chrome yellow and lots of contrasting black, aluminum and chrome parts and brackets. Any bright candies like red, gold, blue green. The secret there is again, light application so as not to peel from heat. Heavy primers and coatings can't take the heat cycles as well and don't last very long. Keep it simple and you'll keep it a long while.

 

I don't remember for sure but I think my 63 Fairlane 260 block was black with Orange? valve covers, that was in the mid sixties, later I built a 289, I painted the block black, aluminum Weiand manifold and Cobra valve covers, if I have any pictures, not sure where they are.

 

Beautiful finish on this one! Bobbooth from post #37. What was the technique/ finish material/ process if I might ask? Great looking flatty. A lot of time spent on those heads I'm sure.

 

Seem to recall that. Any engine I don't paint Ford Blue gets Black.

 

331" Chrysler

 

51 Merc. 276 c.i., Ross Pistons,Crower cam. Kubota alternator,my own cast air cleaner tops by duncan posted Dec 30, 2010 at 4:59

 

I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

This engine is sort of traditional and a non traditional sort of a way and has been black for about 20 years. Some motors are purdy and others are just old mules I suppose.