Engine paint

[Guest]

Gents. I want to paint the top of my engine black and the inlet manifold silver/grey.

Can anyone recommend a good paint?

Cheers

Jason

[jamcarr2]

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I did the engine for the Mini with a heat resistant paint from Halfords but not run the engine yet so cant say how good it is

john

[Gresley]

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Hi Jason,

I painted an engine with the engine paint from Frosts five years ago, and it is still very good.

Brian

[richardthestag]

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for the engine block hammerite worked fine for me. Properly degreased and dry and the spray on smooth stuff goes on dead easy

With the cooling system working how hot is it going to get? Well within the operating temp for standard hammerite.

I never bothered with the manifolds, even the high temp paint blisters and flakes off after a while and leaves a nasty mess. therefore my cast manifolds are still au-naturel.

If my heads ever come off again it's be silver hammerite for them.

p.s. the smooth stuff not the hammered finish:P

[peter f]

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Hi there,
I bought a hi-temp silver paint from Motasave seven years ago. I sprayed some in the lid, and applied to the exhaust manifolds in-situ with a small brush.
Seven years on it still looks like new, with no flaking at all.
FWIW

cheers,
Peter f

[jbuckl]

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Ceramakrome:-

http://www.rust.co.uk/popup.cfm?p_i=...amp;p_n=405077

(For exhaust manifolds)

Requires patience in preparation (manifolds need to be stripped of rust ~shot blasting not recommended)

Finish is similar to aluminium if polished using fine wire wool after curing.

Ideally applied using an airbrush.

[Guest]

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Thanks for the replies, will look at Hamerite, i think one of our guys used Hamerite on an engine at work

Cheers

Jason

[dasadrew]

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I've used Carplan Engine Lacquer. Does what it says on the can.

I use Hammerite on lots of other bits and like the smooth stuff. Strangely on some of my Hammerite tins it says "not suitable for automotive applications" !!!!