Engine Paint Color

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Engine Paint Color

Postby tartan18 » Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:05 pm

My local machine shop is rebuilding my engine (new bearings, pistons, etc) and will repaint it in a color of my choosing. The previous owner painted it black. I want a color that shows off any future oil leaks and light gray has been suggested. Any comments/recommendations?
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Re: Engine Paint Color

Postby toplessexpat » Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:48 pm

SoFlaFiat (Alan) did his a lovely shade of gunmetal.... I prefer a blue or green myself... google "Chrysler Engine Blue"... it's Fiat/Chrysler right?

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Re: Engine Paint Color

Postby wizard124 » Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:03 pm

I used Duplicolor Engine (500F) Enamel in New Ford Gray.
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Re: Engine Paint Color

Postby Apex » Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:00 pm

This is a great thread, tons of pictures of engines. I'm in the process of stripping and repainting my engine bay and parts and this thread gave me tons of ideas. viewtopic.php?f=15&t=16483

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Re: Engine Paint Color

Postby bradartigue » Thu Dec 11, 2014 9:20 pm

x2 for the Ford gray. FIAT engines were gray and should be that way. Keep the aluminum bare. Black parts should be black. and so on.

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Re: Engine Paint Color

Postby wizard124 » Thu Dec 11, 2014 9:27 pm

before paint:

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Re: Engine Paint Color

Postby johndemar » Thu Dec 11, 2014 10:10 pm

Agree with Ford gray. Available in rattle can so it's cheap to apply.
Any leaks show up easy.
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Re: Engine Paint Color

Postby Ptoneill » Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:36 pm

Grey.....

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It look great, shows leaks, matches with other colors......
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Re: Engine Paint Color

Postby v6spider » Sun Feb 01, 2015 1:56 am

Black dissipates heat best though..
OK I'll be odd ball.. Lol 8)
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Re: Engine Paint Color

Postby tartan18 » Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:52 am

Ford Gray is what I am going to use. Pictures will be posted when I get the engine back from the machine shop. Thanks for the advice.
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Re: Engine Paint Color

Postby TimpanogosSlim » Thu Feb 05, 2015 10:22 am

Would you all be terribly offended if i painted my engine daytona yellow?

I figured I'd paint all the cast parts (including aluminum) yellow, and paint the sheet and forged parts gloss black.

I think it'd look pretty keen with the yellow timing cover.

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Re: Engine Paint Color

Postby v6spider » Thu Feb 05, 2015 12:14 pm

TimpanogosSlim wrote:Would you all be terribly offended if i painted my engine daytona yellow?

I figured I'd paint all the cast parts (including aluminum) yellow, and paint the sheet and forged parts gloss black.

I think it'd look pretty keen with the yellow timing cover.

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Re: Engine Paint Color

Postby TimpanogosSlim » Thu Feb 05, 2015 2:39 pm

v6spider wrote:
TimpanogosSlim wrote:Would you all be terribly offended if i painted my engine daytona yellow?

I figured I'd paint all the cast parts (including aluminum) yellow, and paint the sheet and forged parts gloss black.

I think it'd look pretty keen with the yellow timing cover.

Bumble Bee!

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Well yeah, sorta!

Last year i rebuilt a 1984 VW 1.6TD and painted it green as per tradition, but left the aluminum bare. It looked great on the stand. In the car with everything bolted on, you can hardly tell that it's pretty.

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Re: Engine Paint Color

Postby bradartigue » Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:32 pm

TimpanogosSlim wrote:Would you all be terribly offended if i painted my engine daytona yellow?

I figured I'd paint all the cast parts (including aluminum) yellow, and paint the sheet and forged parts gloss black.

I think it'd look pretty keen with the yellow timing cover.



Sounds hideous (you did ask after all). I know this: the engines are interesting perhaps, but they aren't worth looking at for very long. Close the hood and drive it. It isn't mean to be sitting still with a bunch of glossy engine paint (most of which will flake/burn/change color as soon as it is exposed to heat).

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Re: Engine Paint Color

Postby v6spider » Mon Feb 09, 2015 1:09 am

bradartigue wrote:.....Close the hood and drive it. It isn't mean to be sitting still with a bunch of glossy engine paint (most of which will flake/burn/change color as soon as it is exposed to heat).


Just another reason to use flat black high heat paint.. I t doesn't change color ..

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