Brush on engine paint

I'm looking at a few color options for painting the flathead in my 41. I know Bill Hirsch has a paint that can be brushed on, could I use some tractor/implement paint or rustoleum as well? And yes I want brush on paint to keep the masking and paint mist down, i'm painting the engine in the car . Thanks, Bill

 

my buddy sweed uses "1" shot striping paint looks prety good when he does it

 

I painted my Ply with plain old Rustolum yellow brush on. Looked good to me and lasted for years.

 

i just used the por 15 ford blue engine paint on my post war block.. turned out pretty nice

 

I've brushed Por 15 on two engines with excellant results.

 

POR 15 engine enamel kit all the way

 

I used Bill Hirsch high temperature Bright Aluminum. The color is a dead ringer for Mopar silver used in the 40s-50s, but no longer available anywhere. The first coat looked terrific except for a few pin-holes. So, I applied a second coat. The second coat showed a grain. Didn't look nearly as good as the single. Rats. If I had to do it over, I would have been more careful to apply a single saturation coat. Live and learn. I think Hirsch has a quality product, however.

 

A buddy used a brand called "G2" to paint his block, looked good, he got their kit on the auction site for like 50 bones.

 

i didnt know por-15 made engine paint, cool

 

I've used the "tractor" paint on a few engines. The paint does discolor at the exhaust crossover in the intake after a year or two. Gene

 

I used brush on paint from Bill Hirsch on my Buick with very good results. I used a variety of foam brushes. The paint has a very nice shine and seems to have a hard finish. I highly recommend it.

 

I've been eyeballing that $60 wonder for a while.

Link:
http://www.por15.com/prodinfo.asp?grp=EPK&dept=11



Looks like you get all the cleaner, primer, and paint with it.

~Jason

 

You can't miss with POR-15 engine paint...high solids, covers great and looks real shiny!

 

I like rustoleum hammer finish (used to be called hammerite). It's got a real nice shine,there are no brush marks, and the hammered texture just looks really good on a block.

 

Yeah, I like the POR15 engine enamel too. Comes out nice and thick and glossy just brushing it on. It's slower than other paints to dry, but other than it's nice.

 

I've used POR-15 on two motors now and the one that has been on the road for 4+ years now still looks like new. It has super high solids and goes on super easy with a brush. It is a self leveling type paint and really fills the rough surface of a iron casting. I really dig the stuff. The only drawback is that I've found that you can only do one coat, as it doesn't seem to stick to itself well. All that said, I have had excellent results with "PlastiCoat" (sp) engine paints also. Longest lasting rattle can engine paints in my opinion, not to mention the smoothest finish of the rattle cans. Jaysin