I am about to paint my engine and engine bay and have the paint for the engine bay (Eastwood underhood black) other Eastwood paint for parts but what is the best paint (Aerosal for the engine)? Mine is a 65 so it will be black. Thanks
Thats what i use, never had a issue with heat or fluids.I have had best results with regular acrylic car paint sprayed out of a gun. Paints out of an aerosol can are so thin they dont coat that well, unless you put coat after coat over several days. I would imagine eastwood has some engine paint that you can spray out of a gun, that would be the best solution.
This stuff will last longer than your engine:
ENGINE ENAMEL-Hirsch Automotive Products
I recommend using the brush on
I agree, I brush painted an engine a few years ago, as a 'quickie', and it turned out to be one of the best paint jobs I ever put on an engine. I used POR-15's engine enamel. Takes over an hour to get tacky, several days to dry enough to run the engine, but even the stamped steel parts don't show a single brush mark. $22 for a pint, but that was way more than enough for one engine, and it's held up for years.
Engine kit:
ENGINE PAINTING KIT-POR-15 Inc.
Paint only:
ENGINE ENAMEL-POR-15 Inc.