I always wondered about painting the engine... I see the hi-temp stuff they sell at the parts stores, but then watched the boydabilly crew paint thier engines with what appeared to be the same paint and color they painted the car with... Anyone know if it is possible, or to add some kind of chemical to the paint before spraying??? Just curious... steve
i have painted many motors with regular auto paint with no problems except the normal discoloration around the exhaust ports. i did a motor pearl white and put over 10,000 miles with out any problems.
No kiddin'? I thought it was the ceramic or something in the paint you needed forthe high temp paint you needed for the motor. That's news...
Back in the 80s, StreetRodder ran an article about painting your block with OneShot. Said the lead content was part of the reason it worked. I always just use what I am painting the car with. Or we have enamel spray bombs mixed to a certian color code.
any one know what the stock engine block color was on old pontiacs. i know some fords were blue and some chevys were orange. thanks guys
Hirsh paint is just enamel auto body paint, is it not? I got some for a nailhead I did years ago, and I recall the label being a DuPont mixing label just like the local paint store uses. About 12 years ago I painted a 340 with DuPont Centari, no primer, it's held up fine, except for at the intake heat crossover. Also, if you paint an engine (ugly) black it won't leak oil!
I did a '52 Ford copper/bronze color on the flathead using the paint from Bill Hirsch, and it turned out excellent. Forty five dollars a quart, but really good paint reputed to be high quality, high temp, aircraft engine, super wahzoo, high zoot space program stuff. Works good; lasts a long time. On the other hand, regular catalyzed acrylic enamel works almost as well at 1/3 the price with a whole lot more color choices. The Hirsch paint however, is supposed to be the exact color for the year and model engine. It looks real close to me. pigpen Choices, choices. Henry may have been right. Just paint it black.
Pontiac engine colors from Hirsch catalog: Pontiac green (all) '30-'39 Pontiac blue/green '40-'57 exc. Bonneville Pontiac turq/blue '57 Bonneville, all'58 Pontiac light blue '59-'65, all models Pontiac metallic blue early '66-'72 Pontiac metallic blue late '74-'76 pigpen
I know http://www.por-15.com sells the Olds Gold. They probably have the green as well. I dig their engine paints. They are one of the few places I can get the right Buick Green.
"High-Temp" engine paint is one of the oldest myths in the book. Modern, Utrethane automotive paint is a lot tougher than anything ever put into a spray can. If you would rather just shake n spray, The Eastwood Company has a good selection of engine paint.
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