Engine Paint

[pbets756]

I just got my 302 rebuilt and will be painting it myself. Just wondering if I have to use high temp paint. I really wanted to use a quality Dupont 2 part paint and spray it with my gun rather than spray cans on the engine itself. I will use high temp on the manifolds of course, but that doesn't last long anyway. thanks Paul

 

[TN1776]

Check out the POR-15 engine paint kit. I used it with great results - it is a high solids paint that looks a lot more bold and professional than rattle can engine paint.

A friend painted a junkyard block with it, ran it for a few years, then had the engine rebuilt. The block sat in the caustic tank for a week and he got a call from the shop owner asking what he painted it with, because he couldn't remove it. Given that its designed for an engine, I'd expect better durability out of it than any auto body paint.

 

[fordguy]

the por engine paint is good, I put it on a block, but did not follow procedures and have to have the block stripped, only reason it came off is because it had not cured (due to cold weather and me putting the second coat on too quickly) gave the remnants to a friend and he painted an old jeep four cylinder with and it turned out great.

 

[CraigS]

Use your paint that you want. I'm guessing it's a single stage and not base/clear. SS will work great on an engine and be a lot more durable than anything else out there.

 

[pbets756]

Ok thanks Craig, I didn't know if the high temp would be that much better as far as withstanding the high engine temp areas

 

[fishindude]

I used regular enamel paint on a 390 build i did so it would match the truck and the paint only burned off around the exhaust ports and it still looks good and that was 10 years ago.