Engine painting while in the car?

Did you use a chrome spray paint for the alternator? I'm worried about taking that thing apart and having it not work after putting it back together.
No, I had a chrome alternator here I used the housing from . It came with this motor buy. I had to change the pulley and convert the car to electronic regulator.

The alternator comes apart easy. You need a special pulley puller and a press. Pull the pulley while together and press it back on while its apart so you can push on the shaft and not the housing. The brushes come out with one screw each. I usually take the alternator apart and clean the housing in the sonic cleaner but this time I had a housing here I wasn't using for anything at the time. If it would have been and early style housing I would have kept it for my car.

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