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

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

Cheers Hugh.

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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

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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.

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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 ;)

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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


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That's a nice finish Chrissy. Looks  :cool:  :cool:

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

What's best spray on or brush on?

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

Andy

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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


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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?

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i used halfords high temp enamel red.



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

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Shughy said

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

Black

Andy

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1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
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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!

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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.

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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

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Very good - looks very smart.  :thumbs:

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

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Mines taken 18 months so far :$

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Drapoon said

Mines taken 18 months so far :$

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

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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

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