Prepping an Engine and its Components for Paint

[HaulinAsp]

I want some additional input on applying paint on an engine and its components. Can I degrease and do usual prepwork like its a body panel? How do these show car guys get the engine matched to the body paint without it burning off? Obviously my project will be driven.

[HaulinAsp]

[BBC69Camaro]

The best way, is probably a good soak in a hot tank. Then your typical aircraft paint stripper for anything that is left, then degrease etc.

I had pretty good luck with Por-15s engine paint:


As far as matching to body color, well I'll leave that so someone else to answer.

[V8TV]

Once the parts are clean CLEAN CLEAN!, we clean 'em again with wax / grease remover, then spray the blocks with regular basecoat / clearcoat car paint over the bare steel. I've got a PPG Deltron coated motor in a car with 25k miles on it and it looks like new.

[G-Body]

Interesting thread i just finished my motor in body color check out smoothing engine block in this thread lol
Heres my engine before and afer paint
https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=17773

[BBC69Camaro]

Originally Posted by G-Body

Interesting thread i just finished my motor in body color check out smoothing engine block in this thread lol
Heres my engine before and afer paint
https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=17773

I love how you smoothed out your block. Need more pictures

[Moose]

Originally Posted by BBC69Camaro

The best way, is probably a good soak in a hot tank. Then your typical aircraft paint stripper for anything that is left, then degrease etc.

I had pretty good luck with Por-15s engine paint:


As far as matching to body color, well I'll leave that so someone else to answer.

did you just spray the motor (after cleaning of course) with por-15 and a regular paint gun? I'm going to order some por15 for my ls1 and paint it to match.

[HaulinAsp]

Originally Posted by V8TV

Once the parts are clean CLEAN CLEAN!, we clean 'em again with wax / grease remover, then spray the blocks with regular basecoat / clearcoat car paint over the bare steel. I've got a PPG Deltron coated motor in a car with 25k miles on it and it looks like new.

Good to know. Will the same proceedure work on an aluminum block,heads and intake??

I was thinking of matching my Viper Engine to the color my charger body would end up being.

[G-Body]

Originally Posted by BBC69Camaro

I love how you smoothed out your block. Need more pictures

Here ya go ! Any other ?'s just hollar!

[G-Body]

And a few in paint!