Chevy Orange
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Melting Slicks
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From: Lancaster PA
Chevy Orange
I'm almost ready to paint the block on the 73 rebuild. Which brand of engine paint is the best as far as OE match and as far as your preference for appearance? Thanks, Craig :chevy
Drifting
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From: Round Rock, Texas, USA Texas
Re: Chevy Orange (CF6873)
I use small block orange - big block orange is alot more red --- or is it the other way around?
I've used VHT and Duplicolor with success, my currently 1/2 built 454 is Duplicolor.
I've used VHT and Duplicolor with success, my currently 1/2 built 454 is Duplicolor.
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From: At my Bar drinking and wrenching in Lafayette Colorado
Re: Chevy Orange (CF6873)
Craig -
This is the exact match, actual factory mixing formula in Delstar (PPG). You'll need a paint gu to shoot it. This stuff goes on great, has incredible durability, and will stay looking new and glossy for years. This is cut from a prevous Forum post I did:
On to the engine. I see guys with nice 'Vettes using paint out of a cheap spray can that they bought at the local parts store. People with nice 'Vettes who use spray can paint on their engines should be charged with Vette-abuse, and sentenced to restore Honda Civics for life. If you want your engine to look perfect, to be the perfect, correct color, and to have a durable, lasting finish and shine, you want to shoot it with Delstar catalyzed urethane enamel. Here is the factory-correct color code and the whole mixing formula:
PPG Delstar Chevy Engine Orange, DAR #60524 H
Mixing Formula (1 qt, cummulative):
DMR 400 4.0 units
DMR 405 160.0 units
DMR 464 660 units
DXR 495 680 units
DMR 499 1250 units
Mix the paint 8:6:1 Delstar/DTR601 Reducer/DXR80 Catalyst and shoot it with a paint gun. If you have a new engine back from the machine shop and it's bare metal, prime the entire engine, block, heads, etc. with PPG DP40LF Epoxy Primer mixed 2:1 with DP402LF Catalyst. You won't believe how good it will look.
This is the exact match, actual factory mixing formula in Delstar (PPG). You'll need a paint gu to shoot it. This stuff goes on great, has incredible durability, and will stay looking new and glossy for years. This is cut from a prevous Forum post I did:
On to the engine. I see guys with nice 'Vettes using paint out of a cheap spray can that they bought at the local parts store. People with nice 'Vettes who use spray can paint on their engines should be charged with Vette-abuse, and sentenced to restore Honda Civics for life. If you want your engine to look perfect, to be the perfect, correct color, and to have a durable, lasting finish and shine, you want to shoot it with Delstar catalyzed urethane enamel. Here is the factory-correct color code and the whole mixing formula:
PPG Delstar Chevy Engine Orange, DAR #60524 H
Mixing Formula (1 qt, cummulative):
DMR 400 4.0 units
DMR 405 160.0 units
DMR 464 660 units
DXR 495 680 units
DMR 499 1250 units
Mix the paint 8:6:1 Delstar/DTR601 Reducer/DXR80 Catalyst and shoot it with a paint gun. If you have a new engine back from the machine shop and it's bare metal, prime the entire engine, block, heads, etc. with PPG DP40LF Epoxy Primer mixed 2:1 with DP402LF Catalyst. You won't believe how good it will look.
