Painting Engine Parts

[Guest art b]

just rebuilding an engine over winter,

can i paint the alloy parts,

ie the stat housing,water pump,any any other cruddy bits,

or should i clean them and lacquer them ???

[Guest Battery Bill]

Art

Keep it quiet but we painted Joeys car's Alloy parts that you mention with "Wait for it" ............ Hammerite, And to tell you the truth it looks as good today as the day we painted it

Don't tell anyone I told you this though, its our secret

[Guest docter fox]

I'm another who used hammerite in places, although I did use engine lacquer for the block, honest

[Guest timswait]

I used hamerite "special metals primer" and then a top coat of hamerite on my alloy parts.

[Guest vacinc]

me to, ive been useing it for years, works a treat on brake calipers, and does not burn off

[Snapperpaul]

I have only ever had trouble with Hammerite, however i have not used the primer, is this the secret?

[Guest art b]

so hammerite with primer it is then,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

if its good enough for bill its good enough for me!!

[swan]

Cue.

 

BIG JIM. !!!

 

Swan

[Dave R]

i painted a set of metro (cought cough) gti brake bits with hammerrite

and 70 thou miles later they were the only bits that hadnt rusted

[Guest Bazwaz]

Where is Jim? he's been very quiet.

Barry.

[Guest piddy]

Another. I painted my engine with hammerite the alloy parts look great after using hammerite smooth. I didn't use primer and after three years it still looks great.

[Guest art b]

nice pic piddy

I LIKE THE LOOK OF THAT !!!!!

of to halfruads tomorrow to get me some !

art

[Guest yosamite sam]

 

i used (from B&Q) some enamel spray paint put on some enamel primer first and gave it 3 coats of metal flake blue - think it was about 6 - 7 quid a tin but well worth it!! its been on all season and hasnt even scratched or chipped.. the engine heat has baked it on really hard and durable!! used a wire brush in the drill first to clean rough edges out.

 

[Guest vacinc]

looks very good,

[Guest vacinc]

 

i used (from B&Q) some enamel spray paint put on some enamel primer first and gave it 3 coats of metal flake blue - think it was about 6 - 7 quid a tin but well worth it!! its been on all season and hasnt even scratched or chipped.. the engine heat has baked it on really hard and durable!! used a wire brush in the drill first to clean rough edges out.

 

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