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Paint recommendation for engine shroud?
Will be removing intake this weekend to replace all gaskets and spacers to fix intake leak. Thinking about removing and repaiting the shroud while I'm at it. What type of paint have people used?
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10-08-2009, 03:58 AM
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As long as you prep with a plastic primer it will come up fine. I did mine with plastic primer and a 2k paint.
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That should be in a glass case in the living room. Nice!
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Just about any good quality heat resistant paint will do...
Just one thing. You need to get it very clean before you paint it. When I did mine I got "fish eyes" all over it even after cleaning it with acrylic thinners. You could try some Marine Clean from POR15 to get it really clean before painting. POR15 also sell heat resistant paints. MARINE CLEAN-POR-15 Inc.
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No need for plastic primer. The shroud is fiberglass so you can use any quality primer and paint.
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I used GLOSS BBQ paint from my local hardware. It looks okay but isn't very scratch resistant. wiring harness and spark plug wires did a number on it.
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Engine Shroud Painting, Help! - Pelican Parts Technical BBS
Best paint long term for fan shroud? Krylon? Plastikote? Enjoy! -Michael
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PS: remember that the shroud is dyed FG so you will not get a factory look back once it is painted. You can lightly wet sand small scratches out and clean the hell out of it and it will return to some resemblance of new depending on the beginning condition. Outside of that... there is not much to do, but paint it.
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Phew!!! I am not the only one to have crap in my house.
Try this....four fuchs in the master bedroom
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10-08-2009, 08:25 AM
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I painted my engine shroud with the epoxy primer and single-stage acrylic enamel tangerine color that I used to paint the car. I wanted a smooth look so I color-sanded it and buffed it out. It still looks like new after 4 years.
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Mthomas58, What color are you going to paint??
Hotrod, Nice looking engine!!! Did you paint the fan or powdercoat?
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VHT paint works really well too. Good to over 2000 degrees and meant for exhaust. Works great on the underbody to prevent rust (is also salt resistant).
Color: paisley or plaid  !
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10-08-2009, 09:56 AM
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I painted the fan with Rust-Oleum Professional stainless steel paint in a spray can from Lowe's. I think it actually has stainless steel particles in the paint because it is very resistant to heat and has a nice natural stainless appearance. I use it on brake calipers, engine parts, bolts, and anything else that I don't want to rust. It goes on any type of material and seems to last a long time. Rod |
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10-08-2009, 10:16 AM
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Best would be to sand with fine grit then use a rubbing compound on a buffer, NOT paint.
if you do paint use a FG paint or add flex agent - it will never look as real as a restored FG one. mine is painted tho. |
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10-08-2009, 10:48 AM
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