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Engine Air Duct Paint

My fan, housing, strap and pulley parts are with Shaun at Tru6. The fan center, pulley and housing strap are being plated in yellow zinc, which is the stock finish. I am considering cerakote color choices now. When these parts return to me, they will be GORGEOUS. I am very excited.

The black sheet metal air duct pieces, such as the one which wraps around behind the distributor, look a little tired and will be remarkably ugly next to the new parts. So....I am taking them to a friend's shop today for sand blasting. Once the old paint is off, then I will paint them. I am looking for suggestions:

I am not set up for spraying auto paint....no negative air paint booth, no HVLP paint gun. I will need to use rattle-can paint. However, I suppose I could have the auto paint store make me some special rattle-can or bottled two-part paint which can be loaded into one of those propellant set-ups (I forget the name) where the propellant is in a can and the paint is in a bottle attached to the can. I would prefer the simplicity of using plain old rattle can paint, if that can work.

I have a can of the Worth satin black, which is a very Porsche-like finish.

I imagine I should start with a primer that will work on metal. Perhaps an etching primer. Will this work? Can I get metal-etching primer at Home Depot? Can I just use that, then color the parts with the Wurth paint?

What are your suggestions?
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