right im wanting to repaint the block of my xe b4 i stick it into the corsaso i went to halfords and ordered some satin black high temp paint only to find the tin was as big as a pot of yougart for £5.99 and thats the only size they sell
so where the hell can i get any paint thats bigger i.e the size of a normal tub of gloss
as whats the best type and whats the best colour as the car is red
damo
this is the best stuff i've used i got it off ebay
they sell it here http://www.carpartfactors.com/acatal...lle_holts.html
cheers mate how many tins do i need to do a xe block
i used one
that website doesnt allow me to buy online damn!!!!
im sure you can use hammer****e.
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Aye, used Hammerite a few times on engine blocks without any probs. The brush on stuff is what you need.Originally Posted by jamied
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ive used brake caliper paint twice, 1 small tin is enough for 2-3 coats of the block plus it leaves enough for the calipers. as its meant for brakes it with stands the heat and oils/dirt etc. but follow the directions to the letter, i painted 2 coats well then left it till next day and the 3rd coat bubbled, the tin said to leave it 15mins or 6 weeks between coats!!!!!!!
theres no such thing as a simple mod, tweak that bit then that wont reach, to change that this needs moving....... it never ends.
Another vote for Hammerite from me
please dont waste your money on anything other than hammerite, its cheap and does the job very well, and has no problems with the heat. ive used it on engine blocks and brake calipers and its lasted years. The most important thing is the preperation, make sure the surface your paiting is clean with no bits of oil,dirt etc. engine degreaser and a wire brush and your sorted
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right where do i get hammerite from then?
p.s i got an hardon when i saw that engine
can get it from any diy shop, b+q, home base, focus etc
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top tip though dont buy rubber hose paint, i ordered some a few years back from hal**rds, at £25 i thought it would look better than standard and cheaper the proper hoses, how wrong was i, a tiny 200ml tin arrived, and buy the time the hoses started to look blue i ran out, very reluctantly bought tin 2 and just finished the job, wont do that again.
theres no such thing as a simple mod, tweak that bit then that wont reach, to change that this needs moving....... it never ends.
Use a spray gun and dilute hamerite with thinners/brake cleaner etc and spray on. Comes out with an excellent hard wearing finish.
right ive just bought some engine cleaner/degreaser so im gunna give the block and box a good goin over then ive got some hammerite satin black for the engine block but im thinking a grey or silver for the box and a nice white for the rocker and cam covers with black spark cover so hope fully it will lok ok once in the car..........
dont rush the cleaning, painting onto oil just doesnt work. dont forget the pics once youve done it. how about silver for the box and rocker cover, too many colours just get messy, saves a few quid on a paint can aswell.
theres no such thing as a simple mod, tweak that bit then that wont reach, to change that this needs moving....... it never ends.
silver rocker cover and cam cover with black plug cover with silver box hmmmmm sounds actually quite good mite giv it ago
glad i could help, dont forget to do the mounts silver aswell, and the inlet manifold if you can see it, a simple 2 tone engine bay looks good i think.
if i knew how to upload pics id show you mine, silver/blue.
theres no such thing as a simple mod, tweak that bit then that wont reach, to change that this needs moving....... it never ends.
untill you scratch it tryin to drop the lump in lol
sorry that was my attempt at uploading pics, ill try again later
theres no such thing as a simple mod, tweak that bit then that wont reach, to change that this needs moving....... it never ends.
thanks for vote of confidence shaun lol my engine mount came today from lmf £40 bloody rip-off
in going to strip down the inlet manifold and degrease it and prime it and paint it up then re-fit i think its gunna take a good 5-6 hrs fo me to do the
1- engine block
2- gearbox
3- inlet manifold
4- exhaust manifold
5- all engine/gearbox mounts
6- rocker/cam covers
so im needing white primer&silver rocker/cam cover paint exhaust manifold paint
ive got the satin black hammerite engine block paint
i wont need to give the engine a good coating of clear but what about the g/box?
Just go mad with silver Hammerite on the g/box? Wouldnt worry bout laquer IMO.
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if the gearbox has even a little corrosion on it the paint will be attacked from underneath anyway , no matter how well you prep it.so dont bother with the laquer. besides if your engine bay is anything like mine you wont see much of the gearbox anyway.
theres no such thing as a simple mod, tweak that bit then that wont reach, to change that this needs moving....... it never ends.
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