Correct paint for engine compartment?
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Racer
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From: Lyons Colorado
Correct paint for engine compartment?
I've got my engine out for some upgrades so now would be a good time to clean and repaint the engine compartment. So is it satin or gloss black?
Drifting
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From: Sadieville Kentucky
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Racer
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From: Lyons Colorado
Satin it is, I spent today getting the engine compartment sanded and filling miscellaneous holes left by bubba. It looks like Chevrolet painted and then sealed everything in sight on the firewall especially around the heater/AC box, what a pain in the ***! I think I'll paint the firewall and fender wells first and then sand and paint the frame and crossmember.
Team Owner
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From: Crossville TN
Satin or semi-FLAT black (about the same sheen, but different mfgrs. may use different names) for the engine compartment surfaces. Black components in the engine compartment get semi-gloss black paint.
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Racer
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Melting Slicks
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From: Toronto
You'll like it.
Blitz black goes on very nicely and dries very evenly.
I found that you could touch up areas long after it had dried and they blended in so well that you couldn't tell.
Team Owner
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Original Krylon is fine...if you can find it. But, the JD Blitz black is a dead-ringer for the same color and sheen of the Krylon AND it is more durable and the paint sprays on better. Get it at any JD sales & supply store. Big cans; good price.
Melting Slicks
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The new Krylon formula is nothing like the old....sprays on very poorly and doesn't leave a smooth flat surface.
Search the forum and you'll see.
Blitz black is the way to go.
Racer
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I've been restoring vintage JD lawn and garden tractors for many years as a hobby. I always shoot John Deere Blitz black on the frames and various other black parts. It's perfect for a Corvette engine bay too.
I also use JD medium gloss black if I want a bit more shine but still not a glossy finish. You can buy both types by the quart or gallon for paint gun use. Best to use JD's thinner too. I do a 5:1 paint/thinner mixture for gun work. I've also sprayed Blitz and med gloss mixed 50-50. It's right on for a rat rod paint job, to my eyes anyway.
I also use JD medium gloss black if I want a bit more shine but still not a glossy finish. You can buy both types by the quart or gallon for paint gun use. Best to use JD's thinner too. I do a 5:1 paint/thinner mixture for gun work. I've also sprayed Blitz and med gloss mixed 50-50. It's right on for a rat rod paint job, to my eyes anyway.
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