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Don so the black paint came off for you .

Good so are the engine paint's out today holding up . Havent keep up but with EPA figured they may have watered them down also .

Yeah, it took two days work, lots of paint stripper and laquer thinner, but it finally came off. I don't know what they use, but it is some really tough stuff.

The heads are new, and have the same black stuff on them, but I am going to sand them a little and epoxy prime right over it. I figure if I couldn't get it off easily, it shouldn't lift either.

I should have just painted the engine black and been done with it.


Don

I don't care for black engines myself, too plain. I want to see bright colors or matching the car color or something with some creativety involved. I think the engine should grab ya, not just be a platform for chrome.

That propeller on the block may be a start of a gyrocopter soon .

Well, it depends on the application, I guess. A black engine is certainly easy to take care of, but generally kind of boring. I usually paint my engines to match some part of the car. As far as the type of paint, I have used all kinds, not just "engine paints". Acrylic Enamel does pretty good; lacquer is the least durable in my experience (on an engine). Polyurethanes and Acrylic Urethanes both do very well.

On my coupe I used the same DuPont Chromabase basecoat and Five Star X-treme clear (Acrylic Urethane) that I used on the firewall and wheels. The only place that is showing any deterioration is near the center exhaust ports on the heads where it gets really hot. I have had this happen with all kinds of paint, even "engine paints", so I'm not surprised.

Don, what are you using on this engine?

I too like engines that are either body color or a contrasting color. I sort of had made up my mind that the body and engine were going to be a Hummer color I found called Fusion Orange. It is kind of like the bronze you see on the new Nissan 350 Z's. I called the paint shop to order a quart yesterday, and found out I can only get it in two part, and the cost is about $ 200 a quart. It won't take many quarts to paint the body, frame and engine, so the cost is not my main concern (just somewhat of a concern) but I really like to work in one part with a hardner, especially on the engine.

Maybe I am old fashioned, because my body shop friends tell me I should come into the 21st Century, but I just have never used two part, so I am not sure how it will work out for me. The heat of the engine also concerns me on two part, although I have no idea if that is a factor or not.

I have thought it over, and I am going to call them back tomorrow and see if I can buy the Nissan Bronze in single stage. If I can't, the car may end up being another color, like a bright red. I have always liked light bronze cars, and am leaning that direction if at all possible.

BTW, got my timing cover and chain from Summit today, but the timing chain is wrong. Nice guy there is overnighting the correct one, so I should have it tomorrow and be able to keep putting the engine together then. Mistakes happen, and Summit has always been good to deal with, so no harm done.

Don

Don they should be able to convert it for you. I used to have single stage converted to 2 stage and visa versa back in the shop days . Tint may be off slightly but close enough the eyes wont tell you.

I'm looking at a Copper top color with a white bottom two tone. Engine color is a question i cant figure either at the moment.

Good thought. I called and got our usual contact there, and she is pretty sharp. She confirms you are right, and is mixing me a single stage quart of this color. Lots cheaper too, like $ 50.00 a quart, which is fine for the driver quality job I am looking for.

Thanks for the tip. I'm anxious to see how this color looks on the engine, might shoot it this weekend if the temp holds up.

Don

Say Don you mean your working on your car again??? If you want you can come here and paint it in my yard Might be a little high humidity You could even have a white flake effect.

Cff looks like powder , we had a dusting of it last night.

Don, I love that bronze color too, it will look great on the T. Circle City Hot Rods website has a T on there in that color, check it out.
BTW, we even got some snow here in North Carolina but it is melting very fast, it's been a very warm winter here and the ground is still warm so it wont last.

Geez, I forgot how depressing that white stuff can be. However, it is the time of year when you can get a lot of work done (inside) on your rods, because there isn't a whole lot else to do. It actually dropped down into the 30's and 40's a couple of nights here this week. I took a nap on the couch and both cats buried in the blankets with me....they aren't used to the cold either.

FMX..........I've seen that Circle City rod before, and you're right, it is sharp. My Son picked up the first quart of my paint today, and he says the spot they put on the lid looks pretty sharp. I'm anxious to see it, and maybe will spray the engine block this weekend.

The final color is the hardest choice to make on a car, and I bet everybody is like me and has no idea what the color will really be until you walk into the paint store and plunk down your money. It was so much easier in the old days when we only had a few colors to choose from.

Don

Don we were in the 20`s at night ,a little north from you, im hoping it gets in the 60`s tomorrow, so i can at least primer my car for the show saturday, i wanted to get it painted, but time and temperatures have not been kind to me this week, it was so cold the other night that my bondo would not set up, now my camera is broke so i cant even show some pics of the crazy mods i did to the trunk area

John, we Florida guys are really spoiled, huh? Gets down into the 30's or 40's for a couple of days a year and it's like we are talking about the great blizzard of 1899.

Today I was complaining at work because the air conditioner seems to no be working very well. Some guys are just never happy.


Don

When it's spring time in Alaska it's 40 below. AAhh i'm used to these Chicago winter's

Don buy all means get some paint on and post a pic cant wait to see this.