16 replies to this topic

[Georgea2405]

What paint shall I use?
And any tips when painting it?

[willava182]

Use a high heat paint, and remember to wash white spirit completely out of your brush between coats!

and prep it properly. Sand it down remove and only paint. Might be worth priming it to. (a clear lacquer also looks nice but again high heat!)

[Ben_O]

My rocker cover on my daily was painted with engine enamel out of a rattle can and it's lasting well.

 

Only one tip when painting parts such as these and that is to thoroughly degrease it strip the whole thing inside and out back to bare metal. so clean that you could eat off of it. Any grease left behind will cause a reaction.

 

Also take your time building up thin light layers allowing to dry in between.

[Carlos W]

My rocker cover on my daily was painted with engine enamel out of a rattle can and it's lasting well.

 

My engine enamel ?

[Ben_O]

 

My rocker cover on my daily was painted with engine enamel out of a rattle can and it's lasting well.

 

My engine enamel ?

 

Your paint job too IIRC.

Still looks good 

[Icey]

Normal paint will be fine, if it gets hot enough to damage it you've got bigger problems.

[Carlos W]

 

 

My rocker cover on my daily was painted with engine enamel out of a rattle can and it's lasting well.

 

My engine enamel ?

 

Your paint job too IIRC.

Still looks good 

 

 

I'm surprised, I doubt I prepared it properly.

 

It'll probably outlast the car.

 

I like this stuff

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item43d72e9da7

 

I paint all sorts with it

[Ben_O]

 

 

I'm surprised, I doubt I prepared it properly.

 

It'll probably outlast the car.

 

 

It's all coming back to me now. we had it laid out n the floor on a piece of rag and sprayed on another coat and the wind got up immediately and blew a load of dust and dirt on it.

 

My advice to the OP would be to spray it either inside a garage/shed or wait till it's a calm day

[dklawson]

+1 to Icey's comments above.  You do not need high-temperature paint for an engine block or rocker cover.  It simply doesn't get hot enough.

 

As advised by others above, spend your time properly preparing the rocker cover for the new paint.  Degrease first, then sand as necessary, prime, sand the primer and finally apply the top coat.  Allow that to dry well before handling.  Any shortcuts you take on the prep work will be apparent in the top coat.

[Georgea2405]

So just normal spray paint?

[Ben_O]

So just normal spray paint?

Yes, that will be fine.

 

Like has been said, no need for heat resistant paint on a rocker cover. 

 

That said, engine enamel does give a nice finish, it's just not necessary to have a VHT type paint

[willava182]

 

So just normal spray paint?

Yes, that will be fine.

 

Like has been said, no need for heat resistant paint on a rocker cover. 

 

That said, engine enamel does give a nice finish, it's just not necessary to have a VHT type paint

 

 

I disagree, when i painted fine using normal paint it bobbled up in a day's moderate use.

I had possible engine overheating problems at the time by the sound of it.

Better safe than sorry?

[ChopperHarris]

No need for HT as said

[Shawbags]

Don't brush paint it use a can .

[minilee94]

Mine was painted out of a gun was hammer it's watered down