Engine Block Paint

What is the best engine paint to use on your engine block and head?

Any suggestions? Types, costs, methods - spray or brush etc

Hugh

I'm having to brush mine as I'm not taking the engine out and I got high temperature black paint from eBay.

I can't remember the make off hand and its tooo dark, late and cold to go looking for it in my garage.

If no one else posts up I will get I the make and I should hopefully be doing mine in the next few weeks, so I will get back to u on its performance.

Chris

I just used a black satin enamel and sprayed it on, seems to have lasted the course so far. Think it was from a local paint factors.

I used black Plastikote Woodstove paint - Only needed one can at circa £6.00 and if it can handle the heat of a woodburner then it should be fine

CLICKETY CLICK

I used VHT engine enamel spray on mine still looking good after three years. POR 15 gets good reviews too.
VHT Engine Enamel™ -- High Heat Coating
http://www.frost.co.uk/por15-engine-enamel-paint-473ml.html

That's a nice finish Chrissy. Looks    

Yes that finish looks pretty good alright. Wouldn't mind if I got that look…  

What's best spray on or brush on?

….plus check Frost as you'll get a discount there

Spray will give you the best finish but make sure you mask very well because spray gets EVERYWHERE.

Here's mine in plastikote for reference

Looks good - what colour did you spray the water pump? I'm thinking aluminum finish on mine.

Did mk1 golfs come with a green or black engine block?

i used halfords high temp enamel red.



and it still looks good almost 6 months down the line (exscuse the messy bay   )

Shughy said

Did mk1 golfs come with a green or black engine block?

Black

I used Simoniz 5 wheel silver paint for the water pump and other ancillaries (cheap and gets a good review).

My process for the engine block clean was degrease block using a paint brush to agitate the grime, wire brush the hell out of the block, then degrease again. A splash of white spirit as a final clean applied with a paint brush. Then I genolited the block (rust convertor) then several coats of Plastikote. I then had the whole block dipped which cost a tenner @ a local engineering company. It dulled the paint (which I expected but atleast I had protected the block and finished with wire wooling and creating loads of dust etc). I then masked the block up really well & added a few final top coats. Job done!

Thanks for that. The silver is a really nice contrast with the black engine block. Looks good. I have looked at paint in a few stores (there is so many different types) but going to continue to strip off parts from the block and then do the degrease and wire brush clean first.

Here's what I started with:




& here it is after the wire brush treatment:



& this where I am at just waiting to build it all up - was waiting on my sump coming back from the powdercoaters and the weather improving so I can shift it into the garage!


Hope this helps

Very good - looks very smart.  

Mine will be a longer term project - bit by bit.

Mines taken 18 months so far

Drapoon said

Mines taken 18 months so far

I'm hoping to be completed this time next year - more of a next winter project.

Hairyarse said

Shughy said

Did mk1 golfs come with a green or black engine block?

Black

Hi,

I've got green blocks on my diesels…

Robin