What Colour To Paint Engine And Box

[jord294 94]

hi

 

i wonder if someone would be kind enough to photoshop the following picture, as so as sump and block are black, and head is silver

 

or even try it as all silver? i'm unsure what colour to paint it

 

thanks

 

[Goliath 94]

I wouldn't recommend painting the block black, it makes it look permanently dirty and you can't spot oil leaks. I would suggest silver or red like it is now!

[M_R_205 5 1 Cars]

Mines black and i dont realy like it, just t much of a chew on to paint it another color lol

[welshpug 1,666]

definitely something lighter or bright, I've painted my project engine white

[philfingers 5]

I'm going to put the cat amongst the pigeons and say I wouldn't paint it. Paint is an insulator, you want it to loose heat, not keep it in. Fair enough if it's a steel block to stop it rusting but I wouldn't paint an alloy block, or box for that matter

[fast_eddie 0]

^ dont paint the block!

I did mine yellow many moons ago and regretted it the second I started putting paint on it--Leave it spotless and clean and it will look great!!

[omega 82]

polish it

[jord294 94]

advice taken on board. thanks people

 

well this is how the engine and box stand at the mo

 

i didn't realise, but i bought yesterday a clear vht paint.

 

 

 

if the engine, especially the box were free of previous paint, i would possibly leave it clear. but as the engine will be sitting in a black engine bay, i'm strangely drawn to silver

[Tom Fenton 1,548]

I'm going to put the cat amongst the pigeons and say I wouldn't paint it. Paint is an insulator, you want it to loose heat, not keep it in. Fair enough if it's a steel block to stop it rusting but I wouldn't paint an alloy block, or box for that matter

I agree with this. Plus the fact that paint does not adhere well to alloy usually.

[Ryan 99]

I'm going to put the cat amongst the pigeons and say I wouldn't paint it. Paint is an insulator, you want it to loose heat, not keep it in. Fair enough if it's a steel block to stop it rusting but I wouldn't paint an alloy block, or box for that matter

 

I can't see it making all that much difference. Most of the heat from an engine goes out of the exhaust, and the rest into the cooling system. The amount of heat lost from the block to the air is minimal.

[madspikes 41 1 Cars]

Heres my block:

 

 

 

And yes it can be a right mare to find oil leaks with a black engine... ... I suppose this could be a plus, hiding oil leaks....

 

Mad.

Edited September 8, 2009 by madspikes

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

I can't see it making all that much difference. Most of the heat from an engine goes out of the exhaust, and the rest into the cooling system. The amount of heat lost from the block to the air is minimal.

 

+1

 

 

I would personally paint it silver as it makes everything look brand new

Heres how my 106 came out-

 

 

Think I should have done the gearbox aswell now

[omega 82]

+1

 

 

I would personally paint it silver as it makes everything look brand new

Heres how my 106 came out-

 

 

Think I should have done the gearbox aswell now

 

 

how do you get the paint to stick to the alloy and stay stuck?

[philfingers 5]

use etch primer, Upol Acid Etch #8 or soemthing like that £20 fr 1ltr in a tin, which last ages/does lots of painting. In my case 10 wheels, inside of floor pan and engine bay

[jord294 94]

my decision was ................................................................................

...

 

 

 

with added chrome and re-plated parts

 

but undecided on black

 

 

or chrome

 

[Gman 29]

my decision was ................................................................................

...

 

 

 

with added chrome and re-plated parts

 

but undecided on black

 

 

or chrome

 

 

I think the chrome looks a bit too "bling" as it looks like you're going for the mint standard look. Silver would be ok but I think black is a good contrast to the rest of the engine

[MerlinGTI 3]

Chrome all day long

[projectpug 0]

I think chrome/polished but i am biased as thats what mine is

[mattbenselin 0]

My first engine came out like this...

 

Bare block and box, red head and black cam cover.

 

Go with the black cam cover.

[Redtop 14 2 Cars]

I didn't see this thread in time before the block was painted, but there is another option which I do now. I get my gearbox casings soda blasted as well as engine blocks. Then wash them with a hot pressure washer blow them off and dry well, then lacquer with frosts clear vht paint that is also petrol proof. The soda will also dissolve, so any you don't get it will be out of the engine within the 1st oil change.

 

You could also get the block bead blasted, BUT the only way to make sure that it is 100% clean is to get it ultra sonic cleaned which is probably very expensive. No one has anything like that over here in Northern Ireland, but there are places in England that can do it. Again then lacquer the items well, and then you are left with a brand new looking block/gearbox. I have seen these results on diff casings and you would swear they were painted silver but they are not, just a clean surface lacqured and it won't flake off over time like paint!

[jord294 94]

as it sits now, i don't think it looks to ott

 

 

[2-Pugs 57]

^^^

 

I am loving that mate. really nice work there. I look forward to seeing it when all completed.

[kyepan 291]

hi

 

i wonder if someone would be kind enough to photoshop the following picture, as so as sump and block are black, and head is silver

 

or even try it as all silver? i'm unsure what colour to paint it

 

thanks

 

I hear neutral colours are good, that way when you come to sell it on people won't be turned off..

 

we used mostly barley white, which is a bit off white, but not really magnolia.

 

[dale205mills 39 7 Cars]

Nice looking engine, better put my sunglasses on

[mhyphenl 10 1 Cars]

Nice looking engine, better put my sunglasses on

Christ! That looks awesome. Just about to commence stripdown and you've inspired me. Not chrome for me though, original all the way.