Painting the engine compartment.

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Feb 6, 2018 | 07:54 PM

LuckySeventySeven

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Painting the engine compartment.

Just a bit more degreasing, pressure spraying, scrubbing, scraping, sanding to go and it will be time to paint. Thinking I'll use some of that anti-rust paint on the frame, but after then what? Acrylic Latex for the firewall? Epoxy based paint? I'm not a purist it's a 77 model resto-mod. I may talk myself into waiting for a frame off option, not enough room now and will be where I at till May or June.

Feb 6, 2018 | 08:41 PM

riverracer au

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what ever you decide to do, wrap hoses, wiring etc with Ali foil.

scrunch it on and around parts you don't want to get paint on.

quick n easy

Feb 6, 2018 | 09:04 PM

Johnnypegs

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Before

After
I used John deer blitz black on the fiberglass parts and a high gloss VHT chassis paint on the metal parts. And the accessories are powdercoated.

Feb 7, 2018 | 12:42 AM

68Rick

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looks good. I need to do the same thing to my 68...

Feb 7, 2018 | 07:07 AM

Mooser

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Blitz Black on the firewall (frame was done in eastwood chassis paint later on)

Feb 7, 2018 | 08:12 AM

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I learned the hard way. I would rather spend a few hours foil-wrapping things than spend a whole weekend cleaning sanding dust and paint overspray off things.