Being kinda disgruntled with the engine paint offerings on the market over the years, i seen that someone once upon a time offered a additive for enamel to use on engines . ( I think it was Eastwood a few years back) So for the last few years this is what we use on engines and it is awesum!!! I buy one shot sign paint and blend up a mix. In this case we are after chevrolet orange. For the chey color i use one can of one shot orange and a half can of red blended in. Add a cap full of gloss enhancer, hardner and fish eye and thin about 50/50 with one shot reducer. Add one rebuilt chevrolet hot rod engine , cleaned and wiped off and wow !!! Lindross hosing it on the engine, talk about coverage !! Look like you could swim in it !!!!!! My only draw back is the one shot has gotten costly !!! But so has the good engine paint ( if theres any good stuff out there.. I will add some more pics afterthis is installed and running with chevy script covers,grant flamethrower and green roadster body ......
Looks good . My dad did the same thing , different color . Seems to have worked very well .I just use regular old Centari acrylic enamel and that holds up well too . Nice job , but where's his respirator?
I just got done painting a big block Chevy with Eastwood engine enamel and it looks great. I have been really disappointed with the spray bomb stuff on the last two engines I painted and so far the Eastwood looks great. It costs around $25 a quart but I think I should be able to paint at least 1 or two more engines out of the can. I have only run it about 30 minutes so far but it is holding up well.
I tend to paint the engine the same color as the body or chassis. As long as it is prepped right, regular straight enamel works great. Just takes a long time to dry and is getting harder to find.
I saw the first picture and thought that was going to take a long time to bursh a complete engine with a 00 Mack brush. Looks good.
Anybody use the stuff from POR? I saw it in the brochure, was wondering if anyone has expirience, good or bad?
I used the Chevy orange engine paint from Bill Hirsch for an OT restoration and I was pleasantly surprised. I too was used to the cheap spray bombs that never covered the sharp edges. What a difference in coverage.
Looks good, but did you at least stuff some rags in the exhaust ports? The paint is probably nice & thick in there!
I read the One Shot tip way back in the 80s in SRM. Sure works well! I have also had great luck with the Epoxy Appliance paint although you colors are limited. Yes, the engine in the 54 is 70s Olive!
Cadillac dark blue is available here...but it ain't cheap. Its really good stuff though. http://www.hirschauto.com/prodinfo.asp?number=EE-QUART Gary
I've had good results with the POR 15 engine paint, brush it on and it dries with no brush marks and good coverage. I painted the "rare Ford experimental OHV" (thinly disguised 307 Chevy) in Henrietta the '38 Ford pickup in Ford flathead green using the POR 15 paint.
Bill Hirsch engine enamel is excellent stuff, though a bit pricey at $36 retail a quart. But, it is designed for engines. I stock the stuff if you need any information and give Hamb'ers a discount. However, if you're closer to the east coast, shipping would be cheaper from Hirsch themselves. www.hirschauto.com
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