How to Paint Classic Car Engine Parts
You have a classic car sitting in your garage. You have been working on it for awhile and it is starting to look better. You tinker with the engine occasionally and you turn it on to make sure that it is still able to run. The body looks great and the engine sounds good. You have been considering putting it in the local classic car show, but you feel that something isn't quite right. One question: Is it all good under the hood?
- Take out the engine parts. A great time to do this is when the car is being prepped for other repairs.
- Grab some safety eyewear, a wire brush, some steel wool and some Safety-Kleen cleaning solution. If unable to secure some Safety-Kleen, gasoline will do just as well.
- Try this more costly but time effective option. Take the engine parts to be sand or bead blasted. This will help your engine look even better the paint job.
- Hang each part on a single wire for effective paint coverage. Use a heat resistant primer. Make sure that the garage or basement is well ventilated and that you have a mask or respirator to protect you from inhaling dangerous fumes. Use several coats instead of one thick coat of paint.
- Grab an Emery cloth. Sand the engine parts lightly with the cloth. Clean and then allow to dry.
- Repeat same steps for final coat of primer.
- Let parts cure for 24 hours before you re-install.