What Colours Have You Painted Your Blocks?

[BlueBolt 156]

It's mad how Full the bay is with a 2.0

 

Nah!! Loads of room!! Even more once I put the battery in the boot lol

 

[SurGie 54]

This is what ive used in the aluminum colour, main reason is to spot oil leaks when ever they start, http://www.frost.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?order=relevance&dir=desc&q=engine+enamel&submit

 

Here is my block, although it's an iron one. Im not sure if this paint is ok for aluminium or not.

 

 

HTH

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

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Painted cam pullies??!!

[lemmingzappa 75 1 Cars]

Looks pretty smart.

[omega 82]

Backroadpug that looks good, what type of paint did you use?

 

now that is the question you should have asked in the first place then you could check the colour charts.

[benny205mi16 19 1 Cars]

 

 

now that is the question you should have asked in the first place then you could check the colour charts.

 

I am not sure what you mean, I did ask that question as soon as the photo was posted.

[backroadpug 12]

Painted cam pullies??!!

 

Yea powder coated then spent ages with a file to remove all the paint from the teeth.lol

I have another timming belt outer cover that goes on if going on long journeys. To be on the safe side

[jonXS 30 1 Cars]

i painted mine with halfords metallic black, it looks quite effective

http://s1107.photobucket.com/albums/h391/jonXS/?action=view&current=262.jpg

[tdr_1976 41 1 Cars]

I painted mine black last year whilst I re built the engine and cylinder head, I kept the gearbox, head and other bits silver to aid spotting oil leaks etc.

 

I used Hammerite Garage door paint, and gave it three coats, works a treat and doesn't peel.

 

A few pics;

 

 

 

 

Edited June 8, 2012 by tdr_1976

[benny205mi16 19 1 Cars]

Tdr, did you use garage door paint for the silver as well?

Your engine and box look good, I am worried about spotting oil leaks as well if I paint(hope for none, but it is French) so I like your idea.

[tdr_1976 41 1 Cars]

Hi mate, I used aluminium paint for the head, gearbox and all other alloy bits, the best thing about it is the fact that it sticks well to the surface!

 

 

Edited June 8, 2012 by tdr_1976

[damien 22 1 Cars]

done mine with a mix of hammeright, alloy engine block paint and ht paint.

 

it looked great when i done it but afew months later its flaking.chipping, peeling off.

 

when i done it

 

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[allye 530 3 Cars]

Seems as everyone is putting up pictures I'm feeling left out!

 

 

Not that you can see any of it...

[damien 22 1 Cars]

how it is now

 

 

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

Go on then.

 

Halfords engine enamel for the block and box. Halfords high temp aerosol for the cam carriers and covers etc.

 

[stefan 4]

All that will eventually shed like an old dog. Pimp my ride lol!

Have it all soda blasted or something.

[ben_kilpatrick205 0]

I used Halfords stuuf and it seems to be good

Used Brush on for the block and cans of spray for the head, geasr box and sump http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/p575/Benkilpatrick/IMG01305-20120613-1734.jpg

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

 

 

Really good stuff.

[ALEX 98 1 Cars]

I painted my first engine with bush on High temp paint..... It peeled off after a few months.

The second engine was painted with engine paint and lasted untill around its first winter.

Third engine was painted with VHT paint as above and flaked off in patches after a year.

It's not really paint, but a spray on powder that sticks for a while.

 

The fourth engine I had Vapour blasted! (or glass bead) (finer than shot with a much nicer finish)

Looked good for 4 years as a daily commute! If I'd have been arsed to coat it with WD40 every winter as recomended, It'd lasted much longer.

Even so it still looked better than it did.

Edited June 16, 2012 by ALEX