Engine Paint Help

[Norris W.]

Re: Engine Paint Help

Doesn't anybody think that engines that are almost 50 years old will change tone and gloss after going through a zillion heat/cool cycles in a nasty environment with varying degrees of chemical exposure?

As far as paint, I've used Plasti Coat Chevy Orange for 30 years and like the results. It's possible to spray it dry and not have it overly glossy and if you want to wet it, it'll shine almost like bc/cc. The durability has been excellent and the color seems pretty close to me in comparison with some other stuff I've tried.

[Jim T.]

Re: Engine Paint Help

Michael,

You were lucky to get paint on a part that was in a box.

In CA all the chevy parts were bare, even the engine long blocks.

In 1970 the service manager at Barnett Chevrolet threatened to fire me if I checked any more paint out for a warrantee job.

He said we were not painters, we were mechanics.

As I remember all our parts were bare.

I couldn't stand it when I saw a new car with unpainted parts , especially a bare block under its original painted heads.

I still painted all the bare parts and eventually lost my job because I was fed most of the warrantee work that did not pay as good as customer pay work.

DOM

Domenic in my brand new 1970 Corvette being driven away from the purchase from the Chevrolet dealership I had engine failure. Wish the mechanic practiced what you did in painting replacement engines. I still have an unpainted CEOA short block with original painted heads, timing cover, and valve covers.