Thread: bugger wrong colour.(Updated wrong paint)

So an update...

Looks like I have used the wrong paint just to top things off

I was looking at the back of the can and down the bottom it says I have to bake it at 200degrees for the paint to cure....!!!!

for god sake

I thought I had to buy a high temp paint for the engine, but didn't realise I have bake the bloody thing as well for the paint to go off...

So looks like I have potentially wasted a whole day

Lou that means if it hasn't cured its easier to pressure clean off
But otherwise, if it dries, then baking it will happen the first time the engine comes up to temperature.

Originally Posted by isuzutoo-eh

Lou that means if it hasn't cured its easier to pressure clean off

But otherwise, if it dries, then baking it will happen the first time the engine comes up to temperature.

Thats what I was wondering,,,,

However be interesting to know if I can get the engine back in without taking the paint off before I get a chance to cure it

I have to say although not the colour I wanted its OK to leave on as long as it does dry enough that we dont rip all the paint off trying to get it back in to the chassis.

Originally Posted by dullbird

Looks like I have used the wrong paint just to top things off
I was looking at the back of the can and down the bottom it says I have to bake it at 200degrees for the paint to cure....!!!!
I thought I had to buy a high temp paint for the engine, but didn't realise I have bake the bloody thing as well for the paint to go off...

VHT make an Engine Enamel, and also a Hight Temp enamel for stuff like exhaust manifolds.

Both of them will dry nicely at normal temperatures, and bake at normal operating temperatures of the engine or manifold respectively.

I have to say, when I used the high temp stuff on my manifold I baked the manifold in the oven, generating a pursed-lips look from the nominal owner of the oven.

My adventures with engine paint are documented at Paint for the engine. Despite what it says there, I eventually went with cast iron gray for the engine and manifolds.

The best match is said to be Detroit Diesel Alpine Green, but this isn't available in Australia, and US suppliers refuse to ship it.

I've got a tin of eggshell blue from Dunsfolds and most of the spray tin of Pontiac Blue if anyone is interested.

Peter

Originally Posted by dullbird

However be interesting to know if I can get the engine back in without taking the paint off before I get a chance to cure it

I have to say although not the colour I wanted its OK to leave on as long as it does dry enough that we dont rip all the paint off trying to get it back in to the chassis.

If you've used the high temp enamel, you could always hit the paint with a heat gun while it's still accessible.

Peter

I dont know if its an enamel...its just a high temp paint, its the 3M stuff as I thought 3M was reasonable quality...maybe I will get a heat gun on it, will have to buy a heat gun first though.

I think I will just leave it the way it is and perhaps colour the exhaust manifolds the darker grey to break things up a bit

Unless you really want a heat gun, try using your hair dryer (assuming you have one) in short bursts on high. Don't run it too long at any one time or it will suffer and you will be needing to replace it.

I dont have a hair dryer, however I dont think three would be to many hairdryers that would get to 200 degrees if they did I would imagine there would be a fair few dehydrated bald chicks around