I gotta second Bob Allens suggestion of using Bill Hirsch paint, great stuff.
As Bob suggested using a high quality china bristle brush was mentioned on the
label, but it also mentioned a cheap foam brush. I used the cheap foam brush
which did a great job; then I threw it away when done. No cleanup, very easy.
The only problem is it is expensive, I think including shipping it was about $30
for a quart. A quart will probably do about ten engines though. Once I think
Barney mentioned having his local paint shop match the MG maroon. He paid
considerably less.
Good luck.
Larry Hoy
http://home.cwix.com/~larryhoy@cwix.com/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Robert Allen
> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 7:46 AM
> To: Neil Cotty; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Primer
>
>
> http://hirschauto.com/prod01.htm
>
> If you would like to end up with a really nice looking engine, you might
> start with a really good engine enamel. The above link is to Bill Hirsch
> products. Call the man, get a quart of "MG Maroon" engine enamel. Use a high
> quality china bristle brush. Brush it on. It is that easy. Use a red
> iron-oxide primer to prevent rust.
>
> As for the ancillaries, there is a product called "Almu-blast" and
> "Cast-Blast" in rattle cans that makes cast aluminum or iron look new. I
> don't know of a national distributor.
>
> I've always had good luck with Rustoleum rattle cans for gloss black. And
> contrary to urban myths, I have never put so much paint on a radiator that
> it caused thermal problems.
>
> Cast exhaust manifolds are not hard to paint -- they're hard to prepare.
> They must be sand-blasted if you expect the paint to adhere and then,
> surprisingly, most high-temp paints work fine.
>
> Spraying finish parts with a clear coat is cheap insurance (if the parts
> don't get very hot).
>
> Most painting mistakes are preparation mistakes.
>
> YMMV--
> Bob Allen, Kansas City
> "A fox knows many tricks; a skunk need only know one."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Cotty <neilc@tradesrv.com.au>
> >
> >Can someone recommend what primer I should use when painting engine
> >components? ie Block/Head etc? I would *like* to attain a high quality
> >finish, but have little experience at painting. Last time I tried I ended
> up
> >with a yukky matt finish (on my heater box), even though I was using gloss
> >paint and primed. Is there a website somewhere that lists how to paint step
> >by step? I've seen some really beautiful motors, and have always wondered
> >how people get them looking that way, because most home repaints I see look
> >pretty damn awful!!! <G>
>
>
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