What color to paint new engine?
 

So as many of you may know, I'm re-powering my boat with a Vortec headed SBC. while I'm getting things together, I figured I'd pick your brains to figure out what color I should paint my engine. I will be installing chrome valve covers and an aluminum intake. I always loved Chevy orange, but that's for cars.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

BTW, pictures are a plus!!

Marine engines are painted black.

Is there any certain type of paint I should use over any other?

Find a color that matches the paint scheme of the boat! Raise the hatch and "imagine" what color would be cool staring back at you. Boats are fun, engines should be as wild and outrageous as the boat.
My boat is red, orange and yellow with black and silver accents. Motors are "electric yellow"!!!

All hotrodded sbc's in boats should be all black. Stainless F/A is okay.

A 305/210HP Decal would be great too.

Helps when a BBC boat slower than you is busting your ballz.

:evilb:

Where's ya'll artistic side!!! LOL!
I had a blown SBC (black by the way) in a runabout. Had the jump seats, whole nine yard. Had a small pad on top you could open and look in. About the only thing that showed was the factory square aluminum air cleaner cover that said "Mercury 260 hp" on it. Man I had fun with that boat!

I've always been big on making "sleepers." I don't like to advertise. I do have a hatch with a small opening to check things out. This is mine.....

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I'm thinking of having the sides of the boat either wrapped or painted black.

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In the process of changing the motor in my boat this fall/winter

89 Wellcraft Eclipse
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Chevy 350 bored .030 over with mild cam painted Ford blue
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^^That's nice and clean!!^^

I think the Chevy gods are rolling around because of the Ford blue on a SBC!! Lol

But serous, it does look clean!!

Hey now! Now I'm not running a SBC but I was considering powder coating the valve covers Ford Racing Wrinkle blue. It's more of a flat color but it definitely looks like a great marine Color. And the rest of the engine and heads will be done in either Pearl Blue or black with Cast Aluminum Color Intake.

^^LOL^^

Now you've got me thinking.....

thanks for the "clean" complioment. I just felt the blue from Ford "compimented" the boat nicely so I went with it.

Black and Blue for the beating your wallet gets

Oooooh, a BBC!! What size?

I was even thinking GM Corporate blue, like what they had In the late 70's and 80's.

See!!! here is forward thinking! LOL!

Even though it is a product color from ford have to admit it would be badass under the hatch!
Here some examples for you guys.

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^^Not bad^^

Mercury racing blue or yellow and blue would be my choices.

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This is what I ended up doing on my small blocks. Rattle can Rustoleum engine black with a blue and high temp clear finish. Clear made it durable to fuel. Picture doesn't do justice.

What color blue is that? It looks damn cool!!

Thanks. I'm vacationing in Manhattan, NY till tomorrow. Once I get back I'll check. Here's another of the blue.

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I think I'd paint the whole engine that color, it think it would look great!!

Rustoleum Metallic Cobalt Blue (Doesn't like fuel) top coated with 2 coats of engine high temp clear which makes it fuel friendly.

When I worked at the machine shop we would always spray our engines usually with heads on (steel heads) and depends on what customer wants but we would always shoot it with base coat clear coat car paint and it held very well. With the heads being on it would sometimes hide that annoying minuet leak. Usually shows after many hours of use of course. But held up great to fuels. It's just a biotch to strip it for repainted on next rebuild. We did this for all engines auto and marine with lots of satisfaction instead of the ole rattle can.

Thanks for the input guys!!

Did my ford blue SBC pictured on the first page in all high temp paints and primers. two coats primer, three coats paint, two coats clear. Rattle can only. Hope it holds up. Was a lot of work!

I'm going to go look at high temp paints. I know there's more of a selection now than in the past.

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ill be doing my long block in cummins marine white. (i work for them) with the valve covers, I and E manifolds, and pulleys blue and all accesories black.

What color is your engine?

Ayuh,.... Last motor I put together, I happened to be paintin' heavy equipment 'bout the same time,...
Hence, the Cat yellow,....
Plain ole Rustoleum type equipment paint, 15 years ago,....
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The motor I'm puttin' together lately is painted Mack, Maxidyne Gold,...
Rustoleum again,...

No need for Hi-temp paint,...

I like anything BUT Black, as oil leaks, if they happen, are easier to see,....

When I first built my engine it was Mercury Blue and now it is white.

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Agreed!

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I'm starting to favor the black and blue!!!

Small Blocks Forever!
 

Here is my project. It is unfortunately stalled but new motors are ready :(

https://sites.google.com/site/mitche...=300&width=400

Fun to see how fast your can go with small blocks!

These are a dark metallic blue, they are quite a bit darker than merc racing blue

^^I like how you carried the boats graphics onto the flame arrestor cover!!^^

I like the black and blue myself as well.

Thank you! I also did the lettering on the valve covers in those colors also.

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I kept mine pretty simple with just black and silver. The silver is all powdercoated. I then pulled the colors of the boat onto the engines using vinyl decals

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