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Old Dec 9, 2004 | 01:58 AM
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I cannot understand what type of paint, these car companies use when painting engine brackets, and miss frame/tranny brackets. The original paint they use, is so hard and is tough, if it is paint...
Does anyone know what kind is that factory black paint they used? I find the black paint you can buy from a spray gun, just doesn't cut it!
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Old Dec 9, 2004 | 04:06 AM
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I cannot understand what type of paint, these car companies use when painting engine brackets, and miss frame/tranny brackets. The original paint they use, is so hard and is tough, if it is paint...
Does anyone know what kind is that factory black paint they used? I find the black paint you can buy from a spray gun, just doesn't cut it!
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Baking was and is a popular method to add durability to automotive paint tasks but in the engine bay, a variety of methods were used depending on part with probably dipping the most popular next to the spraygun blackout process.
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Old Dec 9, 2004 | 07:47 AM
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Sorry I cant help, bit of a longshot, but if noone here knows, I bet someone in the care care section might know.
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Old Dec 9, 2004 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by darrentpi
I cannot understand what type of paint, these car companies use when painting engine brackets, and miss frame/tranny brackets. The original paint they use, is so hard and is tough, if it is paint...
Does anyone know what kind is that factory black paint they used? I find the black paint you can buy from a spray gun, just doesn't cut it!
Darren
Try eastwood their bracket paint in very good called underhood black.
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