Painting a motor

[Jeffh]

Have the motor out and getting ready to paint it. Looking for advice. I have thoroughly cleaned it and bead blasted the valve covers and other minor small parts down to bare metal while the bulk of the motor varies between solid Chevy orange and bare cast iron. I am changing colors from the Chevy orange. What kind of primer do I need to use? Just a everyday driver type truck that I would like to look as nice as budget will allow. Being the motor its bound to eventually get oily/dirty anyway. The local parts place in my small town sells Nason products and can mix the topcoat color I want. Temperatures are in the mid 60's where I am too. In the past (its been a few years ago) I used PPG Trio Prime spotted over the bare spots and top coated with Imron and was and still am very happy with it. Anybody have and suggestions?

[Stormin08]

check out my thread...PROJECT WIDE BODY (88-98)

i just used this...https://www.eastwood.com/2k-aerospra...ine-paint.html

did some heavy scuffing, and used the etching primer...very nice stuff.

[Macdaddy1]

I used por-15 engine paint on the block and accessories and body paint on the valve covers. Came out great.

[Jeffh]

Problems with the Eastwood and the POR15 is I want a specific color that they don't offer anything like. I guess I am kinda picky.

Storm,that looks great. I think I'm seeing a late model small block with the old school Chevrolet script valve covers? How did that work? I would think those heads would be center bolt.

I have the original to my '67 283 valve covers that are just plain. I would love to have a pair of Chevrolet script covers on it but don't have a spare set right now. When I moved in 1994 massive amounts of valve covers, rams horns, stock air cleaners and the like went to the recycler. By then most of it had laid around underfoot for 15 years and who would ever want that old stock stuff anyway? grrrrr highsight........

I came up with some Trio Prime and reducer in the back of my cabinet (yep thats Martin Senor not PPG) I have always been super happy with it and hopefully it hasn't sat around too long. A light spray of that and sortly followed by the Nason single stage enamel. Hopefully it works out.

Now just need a nice warm day.

[Stormin08]

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Valve...eads,1890.html

Good eye ! they are in deed vortec heads

[72c20customcamper]

I used Eastwood orange 2k quart. Worked nice but I have seen engines painted with automotive 2k the body color and it seems to hold out well. Mine was bare metal when I did it. Used straight phosphoric acid as it flashed rusted on me . Used aspray bottle and brass wire brushes to get it clean the rinsed with water. And blow dried it with my leaf blower. No primer as it has a good phosphate base. Do all my engines this way

[e015475]

I recommend paint from Bill Hirsch. Lots of colors. Easy to apply. Formulated for engines

http://www.hirschauto.com/

[The Rocknrod]

I took a can of Por15 white to Home Depot with a color card I wanted. They dyed/tinted it perfectly.

[theastronaut]

I've had best results with epoxy primer for adhesion, then urethane single stage for the top coat. You can get it mixed in any color that way and the paint will bond with the epoxy without sanding if sprayed within the recoat window.

[mikelom]

I used PlasiKote. I have found it to be durable.

[Myself]

On all my builds through the years I have only ever used VHT or Duplicolor engine paint straight on the bare metal with no primer. Even on my daily for the past 16 years it's still in great shape. I prefer about 4-5 light coats.