I am building a new motor now and am hiding some wires and stuff while the motor is and would love to weld in all the holes and completely smooth the engine bay, BUT I don't have the time or money to undertake the project right now and am planning on that project next winter along with painting my car. So, what is a good spray paint and clear that I could use in the engine bay that would give decent results for now?
Look at the POR line of paints. Its a little pricey, but its good stuff... its the same company that makes the POR-15 rust inhibitor paint.
I sprayed mine right out of a rattle can before I was able to really get into it. It looked fine for what it was, for well over a year.
I thought about the POR products, but I don't want something that's going to be a total pain to get back off next winter when I start my engine bay smoothing. Plus the POR products are a little pricey for just this temporary use, it'll be getting stripped right off next winter. Manosnozz, did you spray a clear over it or anything?
I used a rattle can with Dupli-color paint matched to my vehicle's paint code. Its holding up well (I'm on my 2nd season with the paint). I bought the paint at Autozone by the way... More pictures are available at www.projectstang.com BEFORE: AFTER:
Use high temp engine enamel paint, the ceramic kind. Either that or get some oven paint, that stuff is pretty tough.
But with those, dont you have to cure it or risk it rubbing off? i bought some a while back for something or other, and when i read the can, it said that if its not cured, it will rub off
That's a good question....i dunno. I've used oven paint on engine parts but those do kinda cure some. In that case, maybe some marine paint? Anything that can stand up to salt water is going to take engine bay heat and oil.
That would be unnecessary seeing as a properly running engine stays below 220*F. Sure you could use high-temp paint but why waste the money?
