Engine paint question

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MileHighDart

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Do I really have to use a high heat spray paint on a small block ? Found a really nice shade of red, it's Rust-Oleum which usually holds up pretty good but it's not high heat paint.

Anyone?
 
I used body paint on my engine. I figured that if you could fry an egg on the hood of your car, it'll hold up to the heat of an engine. So far, so good.
 
IMO Rust-Oleum is trash . It canbe rubbed off with laquer thinner and to top it off it is not durable . epoxy is the was to go .
 
Prepping your block is key to getting a long lasting result. Clean it several times before painting. I use lacquer thinner and an old white t-shirt. If you think it's clean enough, clean it one more time before painting with a clean t-shirt and see what you pick up. I used Eastwood engine paint on mine. It went on well and dried to a hard as a rock finish. Still looks wet days later.

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Try the Mopar engine spray paints... They are better than the standard spray can paints - much thicker... They take about a week to fully dry to the touch, but goes on very thick and I think it will outlast the Plasti-Kote that I've been using for years... The plasti-kote also will fade if antifreeze leaks on it...

When I helped Eddie withm his Dart engine last year he bought some and I was impressed with it... I'm going to use it on my future builds...

Mopar Performance

Summit racing also carries it for a dollar less, but I don't think that they have as many colors as Mancini has...
 
I used Eastwood on this one, looks pretty good. Shot it with a gun.

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The hemi is rustoleum Allis chalmers orange. Held up great for a spray can

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Out for freshening after several years in the car, if I wiped it up with some cleaner and a rag it would still look great.
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