What paint on engine bays?

[Westicles]

what silver paint do you guys use on your engine bays to get it that very shiny look ???

is it engine laquer or is that just crap ??

and is it in can/spray or brush/pot

 

[iimushroomzii]

No paint mate lol! its polished.

 

[Cal182]

There polished mate. But if you do want to paint it then make sure it's a high temp paint.

 

[Westicles]

just on a dumb one, but how u polish them ? like wirebrush it back then get the polisher out ?

lol or is it a prefessional kinda job i just wanted it to look a little bit cleaner in there and now so old....

ive seen some people paint it black that looks ok, but i can only find silver and so on in spray can, would of thought a pot with a brush would of been a bit easier

 

[Jonny1*2]

pro job really mate. But to be honest there is no reason why you can't get chrome effect paint and give it a spray. Seen an m3 in full chrome and it looked mint. you don't really need high temp paint. I used hamerite on mine and it's been fine

 

[Westicles]

pro job really mate. But to be honest there is no reason why you can't get chrome effect paint and give it a spray. Seen an m3 in full chrome and it looked mint. you don't really need high temp paint. I used hamerite on mine and it's been fine

hammerite metal paint?

i got some gloss black, thought ide give that a try atm, maybe just to make it look a bit tidier, but seen some nice engine bays of all different colours

 

[Hutchie]

block - black hammerite.
green rocker cover - normal primer and luminous green paint.
silver top mount - primer, silver paint then laquer.


engine bay has been red hot and even on fire at one point, and its all dandy

 

[Alic01]

I have always used hammerite on engine blocks, its normally fine, certainly isnt affected by the heat but depending on the car it doesnt always stand up to well to dirt in the incoming air.

Looking good in your engine bay there Hutchie

 

[Westicles]

Cheers guys, good information to know, i think im going to go and have a play with mine

and nice engine hutch

 

[pip.]

POR do some awesome engine paints and are hard as nails, but are a bit pricey

Excellent finish though.

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8765&frostProductName=Chevrolet Orange Engine Enamel (473ml)&catID=24&frostCat=Painting&frostSubCat=POR-15&subCatID=37