engine bay touchups, was Re: [Shotimes] duplicolor spray painting the car

[Ian Fisher]

I gave up painting engine nick nacks. =)

I dropped a ton of brackets off to get powdercoated
this week. I can't wait to get this engine back in.
Should run nicely and be plenty bling.

All of the misc brackets in the engine bay that aren't
attached to the motor will be gloss black (same as
they were from the factory; just not rusty). Most of
the brackets attached to the engine will be chrome. I
was looking at a digital pic of my 93's motor this
morning and was suprised to see how rusty some of my
brackets were. I should've had the fuel rail mounting
brackets PC'ed as well. Oddly enough, the ones that
I've pulled from junkyard motors were in better shape
even after sitting around for 4-5 years.

Ian "I love my chrome idler pulley brackets" Fisher


--- Paul Nimz <pnimz@v8sho.com> wrote:

> The cherry red I use that is a match for the TR
> color gets darker with age and
> heat.  The only other color I use a lot of is
> Wal-Mart black.
> 
> I did use some platinum metal flake paint.  That is
> a good paint for rough
> surfaces as it is a bit lumpy.  Currently I'm
> painting the engine nik naks
> with the 500F aluminum.
> 
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
>   On 10/15/2005 8:15:44 AM, Donald Mallinson
> (dmall@mwonline.net) wrote:
>   > Paul,
>   >
>   > I have used standard spray paint from a can
> underhood for decades, and
>   > never had it go bad from heat.  Only place you
> really need high heat
>   > paint is on the engine.  I have even painted
> starters and other parts
>   > that get very near exhaust with regular paint
> and it sticks and looks
>   > good for years.  I
>   > don't think high temp paints are any more
> resistant
>   > to solvents than other paints.
>   >
>   > Can't
>   > hurt to use the high temp stuff, but that really
> limits your
>   > choice of colors.
>   >
>   > Don Mallinson
>   >
>   >
>   > Paul Nimz wrote:
>   >
>   > >If you use rattle can paint under the hood use
> the 500F stuff.  Any
>   > spray
>   > >paint out of a can you use will not be very
> durable and is harmed by
>   > >solvents.
>   > >
>   > >But Duplicolor has a color to match
>   > I'm sure if that is the key thing.
>   > >
>   > >Paul
>   > >
>   > >
>   > >  ----- Original Message -----
>   > >  From: Ian Fisher
>   > >  To: tecsho@topica.com ;
> shotimes@autox.team.net
>   > >  Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 7:38 PM
>   > >  Subject: [Shotimes] duplicolor spray painting
> the car
>   > >
>   > >
>   > >  haha, no I'm
>   > not going to spray paint my car. However,
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