Engine bay respray

Thinking if having my engine bay resprayed. Does anyone have idea of costs or what they've paid. Would it be best for engine out or take everything off the engine and just leave the block in this would be easier for me

You'd need to take the engine out, and remove a lot of other components, to do the job properly.

as paul c says, empty the bay, needs to be cleaned and degreased then sanded down so the paint will stick without problems, thats how im doing mine


chris

I will have the engine taken out, how long approx do you think it will take to pull the engine out, I will take it to a local garage

Its going to cost a few quid to get a garage to do it, can you not have a go
yourself?, even if you ended up buying/hiring an engine crane it would still be
cheaper & you could sell it afterwards?.

As long as you label everything up, wires pipes etc.. you cant go to far wrong.
Or…… start it yourself, get stuck, stick a post up on here, whatever the issue
someone has already had it & solved it before, or get someone round to help out?.

Its got to be better than paying a garage ££££££££?,  last resort if you do go to
a garage, get a "FIXED PRICE" for removal etc.. not an hourly rate.

Best of luck whatever you decide mate.

Dib.

wayne5981 said

I will have the engine taken out, how long approx do you think it will take to pull the engine out, I will take it to a local garage

its not really the engine its all the ancillaries, if you want to do it properly youve got to consider the wiring loom, taking it right back through to the fusebox to remove all the grommets,
heater  matrix, rad, lights ,brake mechanism and all the brake lines, fuel lines, wipers and mech, all the plastic clips etc etc.

then its a very thorough clean up, repaires if needed prep up for paint remebering theres alot of tricky places to get to, then paint.

then obviously its the reverse of the above bearing in mind it takes alot longer to put it back in because theres no point putting dirty components back in so these need cleaning or sourcing replacing, and theres likely to be many of the clips broken that will need replacing.

if your thinking of getting someone else to this your better of setting a budget and asking what you would get for it!!
and if you can, keep it all inhouse i.e get the engine etc removal done at the same place as the paint work, it will save complications later.

May have ago at this myself I have all winter, I want to replace all corroded bolts and nuts etc and paint the engine make it look like it came out the factory, the car is immaculate but the engine bay really lets its down

When restoring mine I just used cans for the bay as I was adding bits and bobs for the conversion, came out grand as I have never done any painting before! If using an air comp you want one with a suitably large tank and ideally capable of flowing in excess of 14cfm. Added some basic info on how I have been doing mine if it helps (needs updating badly though!) http://mk1golf-16vt.webeden.co.uk/#/restoration/4543983928

 It's not just engine and ancilliaries though if you're doing it properly, pretty much everything needs to be removed, battery, radiator, steering components, shafts (I cut out rain tray also to free up some room) etc etc

Here is how it came out before I removed everything else, nothing wrong with cans for the bay!



Note above how steering covers/rack etc may need removing, I also had to remove everything like the servo/cyl (note the rubber bits are still on in pic, these are a PITA to fully get off!). Looks nicer than the Mars Red it was in IMHO.

Cheers this helps alot, the engines coming out in the next few weeks, so let the sanding commence

This is how my engine bay looks at the minute. Almost ready for a rub down, repair and respray



Followed this link for all the stuff i needed to clean and paint the engine while it's out of the car

http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=77812&highlight=engine+detailing

Only got the gearbox done upto now

Ive seen that link on a different website, thats the one I will be following, I was thinking about one of those zinc kits, or just send the bolts etc off to get done

Ive seen that link on a different website, thats the one I will be following, I was thinking about one of those zinc kits, or just send the bolts etc off to get done

Ive seen that link on a different website, thats the one I will be following, I was thinking about one of those zinc kits, or just send the bolts etc off to get done

wayne5981 said

Ive seen that link on a different website, thats the one I will be following, I was thinking about one of those zinc kits, or just send the bolts etc off to get done

I would get one. it's easy to do it yourself at home and you can plate what you want and not run the risk of losing part in the process!