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[josh austin mini city e 82]

In the title :) I'm guessing hammerite should be fine? Anything else?

[josh austin mini city e 82]

In the title :) I'm guessing hammerite should be fine? Anything else?

For my mini a-series engine by the way :)

[iMurray]

try using the problem and question section, and the search feature... this came up a couple of days ago.

[Sfuller1275gt]

I'm using Halfords red heat resistant paint seems ok.

[6joshh6]

I used plastikote, it was £5 from B&Q for a can, and it really goes a long way, its very thin so it needs about 4-5 coats, but it is very glossy, doesn't seem to react to the heat from the block and best of all it wipes off easily with a rag covered in white spirit so any overspray can be sorted nice and easy.

[alicetheauto]

You can get engine paint. Does what it says on the tin!

[mk1leg]

as above a heat resistant paint ....hammer rite well go dull and blister very quickly.........and there are a full range of colours in hear resistant................

Edited by mk1leg, 23 February 2013 - 12:47 PM.

[richw911]

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item589c2f6ef9

[Tamworthbay]

I used hammerite after reading a thread on here. And they did the shade of but I wanted. Had no problems with at all. By comparison I have used halfords engine paint before and that was cack, terrible to use and didn't last.

[l_jonez]

I used hammerite 6 years ago and it's as good now as the day it was painted. As with all painting its down to the preparation.

[wardyxxx]

Red paint.


Sorry.

[Noah]

Engine paint from any of your local motorfactors.. or if you wan't BMC Green:


http://minispares.co...|Back to search

[Guess-Works.com]

Same as with painting a car, the better the preparation the better the finished article..

Using the above advice, you can paint an engine in anything you like from engine enamel, 2k, Celly, Hammerite, acrylic even poster paint if you see fit..

You do not need high temperature paint on an engine because it should not get anywhere near the temperature that will affect a painted surface, and if it does I'm afraid the paint on your engine is the least of your problems.