Thread: Here we go

Looking good, and also take lots of photo's or video's on the phone. It come's in real handy when you can't remember where something went or which way it went in.
Cheers Ian

Had a lot of trouble finding engine paint today, some people I spoke to were very helpful some not so much. I settled on an enamel spray paint as it was the closest I could get to the original colour. Will I be OK with enamel paint? What do you guys think of the colour?

Hey Steve,

I may be accused of heresy, but I have always had very good results just painting engine blocks in enamel. I've done this to a number of engines and, having properly cleaned and prepped the surface, the paint's always stood up to the wear and heat alright (I know it shouldn't, but it has). I got some of the original Duck Egg Blue mixed for my IIA's engine a while back, and I'll see how it goes.

That said, proper engine paint is, I guess, the Duck's Nut's - or, in this case, The Duck Egg Blue Nuts.

Cheers,

John

P.S. That colour looks fairly close on your engine (maybe a bit dark, looking at that photo). It all depends just how "original" you want things to be....