painting engine parts

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

right im thinking of painting my cam cover and strut brace in 449 blue,

is there any specialpaint i need (heatproof) or can i use standard primer,paint,laquer?

i want to do it right firt time (no bubbling, cracking, paint flaking)

any help will be recived greatfully

thanks

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

u need some wet and dry, heatproof paint (no chance of 449 blue tho) comes in a lil tin its kinda like hammerite but heatresisitant, cam cover obviously needs 2 come off tho so replace the gasket aswell

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

http://www.retro-renault.com/viewtopic.php?t=530

found a artical, no pics tho Sad

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

look in gallery i think neal done a load of pics tbh honest ur better of getting im 2 do it i.e the buy the painted cover of him

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

yea cud be done i have a spare to exchange,

and what do people think to a 449 blue strut brace? to much?

or a basic red or yellow?

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

http://www.retro-renault.com/index14.html

photos work on this one.

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

ok thanks,

how do you get it chemically free? doesnt say?

and i think the blue cam cover and yellow brace goes well together especially with the yellow writing on the F16 spark plug cover brings it together nicely,

looks good

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

to be fair, I think you can get away with just primer and spray on the cam cover, and not bother with the etch primer. No need for heat resistant paint. Just get the closest off the shelf can.

Chemically free just means scrub it with thinners etc to get off chemical residues, but dont worry too much what it looks like

Dont paint the strut brace blue, it will look utter bollocks IMO. Black, silver or on a blue car, yellow looks quite good.

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

yea im going with the yellow option, so far im gonna do a blue cam cover, yellow strut, nickle plated inlet manifold,

the blue silicone hoses look good to, are they for show, or do they genuinely work better??

thanks

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

silocon hoses are v good worth the money defo

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

ok thanks look good to so worth the money Smile

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

they look good and old hoses tend to be on their way out by now.

They are an arse when you want to get the air locks out of your heater matrix though, as they are too stiff to squeeze/'pump' easily with your hand Sad