Paint a gold Milodon oil pan? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

xaircav · 03-16-2018, 09:13 AM

I’m replacing my Made in China leaker oil pan with a gold Milodon pan. If I wipe it down with Prepsol will Chevy orange stick to it?

Update with pic: I hope this thing seals better than it looks. I got a one piece Fel Pro pan gasket.

mr48chev · 03-16-2018, 12:20 PM

That would be a bit of a sacrilege woudn't it? One of the things about having a Milodon pan is that gold paint that shows others what you have.

If it is clean and contaminant free I don't see why paint won't stick to it fine though. You just loose 2 bragging right points.

b-mac · 03-16-2018, 12:43 PM

I've never owned one, but this surface seems like it wouldn't take paint to me. At least, not without some abrasion for the primer to bite too.

Reminds me of the surface of Grade8 hardware, which will not take paint.

Black_Sheep · 03-16-2018, 04:19 PM

I would scuff the pan, hit it with a coat of etching primer and then paint it. 90% of painting is preparation...

xaircav · 03-17-2018, 06:36 PM

The Milodon pan and the one piece gasket cured the oil leak. The funky machining in the pic is up against the dust cover and not visible. I left the pan gold. All’s well that ends well.

03-16-2018, 09:13 AM	#1
xaircav Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wheat Ridge, Colo. Posts: 300	Paint a gold Milodon oil pan? I’m replacing my Made in China leaker oil pan with a gold Milodon pan. If I wipe it down with Prepsol will Chevy orange stick to it? Update with pic: I hope this thing seals better than it looks. I got a one piece Fel Pro pan gasket. Attached Images Last edited by xaircav; 03-16-2018 at 06:52 PM.

03-16-2018, 12:20 PM	#2
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,265	Re: Paint a gold Milodon oil pan? That would be a bit of a sacrilege woudn't it? One of the things about having a Milodon pan is that gold paint that shows others what you have. If it is clean and contaminant free I don't see why paint won't stick to it fine though. You just loose 2 bragging right points. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

03-16-2018, 12:43 PM	#3
b-mac Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Wichita Posts: 516	Re: Paint a gold Milodon oil pan? I've never owned one, but this surface seems like it wouldn't take paint to me. At least, not without some abrasion for the primer to bite too. Reminds me of the surface of Grade8 hardware, which will not take paint.

03-16-2018, 04:19 PM	#4
Black_Sheep Registered User Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: upper midwest Posts: 1,129	Re: Paint a gold Milodon oil pan? I would scuff the pan, hit it with a coat of etching primer and then paint it. 90% of painting is preparation... __________________ Mark Brother's keeper - '58 Stepside build

03-17-2018, 06:36 PM	#5
xaircav Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wheat Ridge, Colo. Posts: 300	Re: Paint a gold Milodon oil pan? The Milodon pan and the one piece gasket cured the oil leak. The funky machining in the pic is up against the dust cover and not visible. I left the pan gold. All’s well that ends well.

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