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c'2.0lrt
22-10-06, 04:47 PM
i wanna paint ma xe a real glossy black,want it real shiny? any ideas of paint gotta be heat resistant i know but not sure on what? any help would be great.:thumb:
Dave.
22-10-06, 04:49 PM
wont car paint do? fords have a nice focus black

pretty sure car paint will. after all we jet wash them at like 100 degrees
c'2.0lrt
22-10-06, 05:16 PM
was thinking more of a paint i could jus brush on over all the c**p so i dont have to clean it up so much?
Stuart
22-10-06, 05:17 PM
if you want good results then any area you want to paint needs to be totally degreased and free of debris etc. then just ban on some hammerite for the block and HT paint for the head
c'2.0lrt
22-10-06, 05:24 PM
i've used ht before but it went a bit dull? really only wanna do head as block wont get seen so much?would hammerite be ok on head?
Stuart
22-10-06, 05:25 PM
hammerite tends to go a bit brittle with heat (and discolours).

to be fair most paint wont take proper heat and still stay shiney, you want the head enameld in that case lol
c'2.0lrt
22-10-06, 05:27 PM
yeah could be interesting??lol lol
Matt2107
23-10-06, 12:26 PM
If your using hammerite make sure you use sprays as hammerite doesnt brush on too well.
Adam
23-10-06, 12:48 PM
I used interior/exterior Focus DIY black gloss for my block lol
Has stayed on fine, and is still shiny.

It just took a while for the paint to "burn in" and stop stinking when the engine got warm/hot,Lol.
c'2.0lrt
23-10-06, 07:32 PM
how bad was the smell? did it last long?
TommySR
23-10-06, 07:57 PM
how bad was the smell? did it last long?

Depends what ive had night before really mate? lol

On a serious note, i know it aint shiny but my mate sprayed his Civic VTi (booo) engine with high temperature paint that has sort of a crackle effect, hard to explain but looks smart
Stoo
23-10-06, 08:12 PM
TBH i wouldnt paint it black, harder to spot oil leaks!!!
Adam
23-10-06, 09:20 PM
It smelt for about 50miles or so,Lol.
Like burning paint fumes, probably toxic too,Lol.

But i also had my head/cam housing/rocker cover/4branch and entire exhaust painted too, so it wouldn't be as bad for just a block/head.

Sound now tho.
Kev Turbo
24-10-06, 05:32 PM
cant fail when using hammerite sparys,

very good product done serveral with great results