Engine painting questions...
11-23-2010, 05:36 PM
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I appreciate all the input...
I'm still several weeks away from painting the long-block, but hoping to shoot all the candy next weekend...manifold, v-covers, blower, carb. Opted to leave the air cleaner as is...for now.
Another quick question...
The carb is currently Mercruiser blue, I plan on repainting it with the blue candy.
My thinking is to give it a good exterior cleaning with some spray carb cleaner, & then do a soda blast to give the paint a profile for the new paint. Of course I will be sealing all openings prior to this.
It's a Dominator, & I'm just thinking that complete disassembly really won't make much of a difference in the way of prepping. It does appear that the carb was painted originally from Mercruiser, fully assembled.
I'm still several weeks away from painting the long-block, but hoping to shoot all the candy next weekend...manifold, v-covers, blower, carb. Opted to leave the air cleaner as is...for now.
Another quick question...
The carb is currently Mercruiser blue, I plan on repainting it with the blue candy.
My thinking is to give it a good exterior cleaning with some spray carb cleaner, & then do a soda blast to give the paint a profile for the new paint. Of course I will be sealing all openings prior to this.
It's a Dominator, & I'm just thinking that complete disassembly really won't make much of a difference in the way of prepping. It does appear that the carb was painted originally from Mercruiser, fully assembled.
11-28-2010, 09:58 AM
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The rattle can really won't last as long before the rust starts to show thru...especially in the lower bilge area. I went that route, & after a complete season, I could see signs of rust around the oil pan, so this time I'm going a different route...
If you have the engine out, you will be much happier with a good automotive paint from a gun.
The cost really isn't too bad, even if you have to buy a spray gun off ebay, & rent a compressor, or better yet, borrow one from a friend
