Painting the engine

[Bow tie downunder]

After about 40 hours of smoothing the engine and gear box I finally applied the colour .
Im happy with the result

[carls 56 (RIP 11/24/2021)]

nice work, looks great.

[chevynut]

40 hours? We sure do some crazy stuff, don't we? Looks good.

[bobbybelair]

What primer and paint did you use?

[Bow tie downunder]

I started with Prepsol followed with a chemical aluminium cleaner ,etch primer ,PPG base and clear coat ,
Mick

[Kswartz]

Really nice work, looks really cool.

[bobbybelair]

bow tie, do you remember which etch primer you used (I assume you used etch because the tranny case is aluminum?) Always looking for a good aluminum primer that really sticks.

[Rick_L]

40 hours? We sure do some crazy stuff, don't we?

That's very true.

Looks nice.

[JT56]

Man is that shiny;Looks great. I know most of these cars are not a daily driver...do you think painting the transmissions hold heat in? Just wonder from the factory transmission and transfer cases are left alone?

[chevynut]

A coat of paint will slightly decrease the heat transfer from the case to the air, but imo it's negligible. And most of the heat is dissipated through the transmission cooler anyhow. The factory leaves them bare because it's cheaper than painting.