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Topic: painting the engine
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Ralph Rebandt
Gearhead Posts: 342
From: Farmington Hills, MI
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 07-30-2001 10:26 PM
   
got lots of projects happening at the same time...1.did ya'all sand blast your engine blocks or just clean and paint? 2. did you use high heat engine primer or just high heat paint right on the engine? as always,
thanks a ton!
Ralph
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kcode
Gearhead Posts: 2099
From: alvaton,ky,usa Suburb of Bowling Green, M&M #79, MCA #29208
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 07-30-2001 11:29 PM
Ralph,
Just wash it down with soap and hot water and rinse thoroughly, blow dry with air if you have it. I've never used any primer on an engine block.  Mike
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65coupei6
Gearhead Posts: 361
From: S.F., CA
Registered: May 2000
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posted 07-30-2001 11:41 PM
I just used degreaser and a hose hooked to a hot water heater. I also only used high heat paint. If the engine is still in the car and you don't want overspray all over you can spray some paint in a glass jar and then use a brush to put it on. I did it with some good results.
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69maverick
Gearhead Posts: 733
From: Thomaston,CT.
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 07-31-2001 08:18 AM
I like to use carb cleaner on the block last
to get all the oil off it! Then I like VHT 550 heat paint best! The ford light blue is really nice!
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cynot65
Gearhead Posts: 840
From: New York
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 07-31-2001 10:40 AM
Here's a real genius for you. When I was having my 65 "C" code 289 done, (many moons ago) I took it to a Ford "expert." "I do nothing but Fords for my whole life." he told me. Well this "expert" turned out to be nothing more than a rip-off artist who (thank God) sent the engine out to be done. All he did when the engine came back to him was paint it. This is a paint post right! Well low and behold I damn near fell over when I saw his "expert" work. He was so proud of himself that he had to call me to come and see what he had done. Are you ready for this.... A 65 V-8 engine mind you and he had painted it Ford blue with BLACK valve covers. Now don't call me an "expert" but even I new that the 65 V-8 engines were all black with gold valve covers and air cleaners. Not wanting to have my "expert" do any more work I thanked him told him how great it looked put the engine in the truck and left. 18 months later he's still calling to find out when "He's" going to finish putting it back in my car. I'm going to tell him that I ran out of cash and that I sold the car. Moral to this story.... Ask these people here how to do the task and then do it yourself  It'll save you lots of money and aggravation by not having to deal with "experts". The real "experts" are at this site anyway so why bother going anywhere else.
BTW Stripped the paint off the engine, blasted the valve covers primed them sanded and repainted them
T%ony C*
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BRUISER
Journeyman Posts: 11
From: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 07-31-2001 02:04 PM
Well lets see,I just bought some industrial degreaser and sprayed her down and the took and old scrub brush and clean it up and the waited for it to dry, and then painted it. It is not done yet, but here are some pocs so far.   ------------------
Ken
Just bought a 1967 Mustang My Web MORE PICS HERE ... People will forget what you said
... People will forget what you did
... But people will never forget how you made them feel!!! [This message has been edited by BRUISER (edited 07-31-2001).]
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sigtauenus
Gearhead Posts: 1587
From: Beaufort, SC
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 08-03-2001 02:47 PM
Ken, those pics look like the before and after pics you'd find in an Eastwood catalog. Good job so far!!!
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unklshu
Gearhead Posts: 578
From: San Bernardino, Ca
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 08-05-2001 11:43 AM
Talk about inspiration, man you would think that car was new off the lot! Great job 
Ralph.joe
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