>|Date: 6-3-92 11:43am
>|From: Dean Zywicki:dcrt:nih
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> As far as painting an engine goes: is it easier to paint the parts
>when the engine is apart, or to wait until its all back together ? Does
>the engine paint go right onto the clean block, or does it need
>primered?
With the engine paint I used, no primer was necessary.
Without any gaskets, I lightly bolted the cylinder head, valve
cover, timing cover and oil pan onto the engine. The engine was still
on the stand. I still masked a bunch of little openings and places I
didn't want to paint, like the distributor and manifold surfaces.
Aside from the goofy red-orange colour I used, everything came
out fine. I did take the effort to degrease the block before I masked
it. Brake cleaner worked very well, although laquer thinner should
work too.
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