Engine Paint

Kania2k1 · September 4, 2001

First off , I've decided to keep my 70 C10! Oh happy day! i'm gonna have the frame powder coated tan, since I'm going with a forest green/blue pearl body color. I'd like to paint the engine block the same color. Is there any way I can do this? I'm gonna drive the truck on weekends and such, and it will get up to normal operating temps. NOT A TRAILER QUEEN!!!! My brothers driveline is chevy orange out of a can and came out nicely, but the only paint I have seen is in original engine colors! Not what I'm looking for.

76BBSub · September 4, 2001

The local Corvette shop uses urethane automotive paint on engine parts all the time. I'm not sure if they lay down a primer/sealer first, like you would on a car/truck body, but it probably wouldn't hurt. Just have the paint shop mix a quart or so extra of the body color and you can paint the engine with it. It wouldn't hurt to ask them about it to be sure, but like I said the Corvette guys do this all the time.

The key, of course, is to get the block perfectly clean and degreased so the stuff will stick.

Jeff