Repainting engines?

[billytuffnuts]

Ok, I'll admit when I painted my engine I did a pretty poor job of prepping and just used the cheap spray can engine paint from the parts store. After a couple years, its looking pretty dismal and is coming off in some areas.

I was wondering how I would go about repainting it without disassembling the entire motor? And how would you go about removing the paint thats already on there? Any tips?

 

[HemiMark]

Ok, I'll admit when I painted my engine I did a pretty poor job of prepping and just used the cheap spray can engine paint from the parts store. After a couple years, its looking pretty dismal and is coming off in some areas.

I was wondering how I would go about repainting it without disassembling the entire motor? And how would you go about removing the paint thats already on there? Any tips?

I just read an article in Mopar Enthusiast? about doing a repaint on engines...I will look for it....

 

[ocdart]

I just read an article in Mopar Enthusiast? about doing a repaint on engines...I will look for it....

Mopar Enthusiast magazine, Feb. 2010 issue, pgs. 55-57. Good article details how to paint your engine to last, no rattlecans.

 

[abodyjoe]

here is what the article uses..

epoxy primer and then a high solids urathane paint. like th u-tech 3.8. djvcuda wrote the article. he sprayed my motor the same way a few years ago and it is awesome paint man. will hold up to just about anything.


as far as stripping the old paint? wire wheels, paint stripper , brake clean... a combination of those should get ya what you want.

 

[abodyjoe]

here ya go,,,


before...

all clean

primed

painted

done

 

[abodyjoe]

the primer

http://www.akzonobelcarrefinishes.net/default.asp?sid=65395&pid=436


the paint

http://www.akzonobelcarrefinishes.net/default.asp?sid=65395&pid=452

 

[abodyjoe]

http://editions.amospublishing.com/MPRE/Default.aspx?d=20100201&pagenum=26&f=


sign up and goto page 54. its free

 

[HemiMark]

Joe........ that looks fantastic......... very cool!

 

[Babyblue66]

DP gray epoxy primer, Acrylic enamel color. This is Omni, but I prefer ppg Delstar acrylic enamel mixed to match your engine color.

 

[billytuffnuts]

has anyone used a brush on paint kit? Space is limited in my garage and I don't want to risk getting over spray anywhere

 

[billytuffnuts]

I was thinking of using this kit from POR 15 which looks like its a brush on kit

http://www.por15.com/ENGINE-PAINTING-KIT/productinfo/EPKA/

 

[HemiMark]

I was thinking of using this kit from POR 15 which looks like its a brush on kit

http://www.por15.com/ENGINE-PAINTING-KIT/productinfo/EPKA/

If you do it take pics and give us your thoughts on the results!