Engine paint or coating.

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Engine paint or coating.

Post by asal0312 » Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:19 pm

What is everyone doing with regard to painting their engines?

I pulled mine and am thinking about painting it. Is powder coating an option, or is a one or two part paint better?
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Re: Engine paint or coating.

Post by Mike Rometer » Tue Nov 22, 2016 12:50 am

You do need to be temperature aware with powder-coating. It melts!

I dont know off-hand, at what temperature though. I suggest a word with your local supplier is called for.
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Re: Engine paint or coating.

Post by DetroiTug » Tue Nov 22, 2016 2:14 am

I use regular spray paint sold here in he states as Engine enamel intended for automotive engines. Sold at any auto parts store. I superheat on one and it's held up just fine.

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Re: Engine paint or coating.

Post by TahoeSteam » Tue Nov 22, 2016 3:26 am

They make ceramic powdercoats now, suitable for use on automotive exhaust manifolds and headers ;)
They have good insulating qualities (like 1500* inside the header and only 200* outside kind of good) I've been considering doing a Cylinder block, or at least the insides and outsides of the heads to help retain some heat.


I have seen heavy enamel used as well.
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Re: Engine paint or coating.

Post by cyberbadger » Tue Nov 22, 2016 5:05 am

I second engine enamel.

I used it on a marsh steam pump and have been very happy with it.

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Re: Engine paint or coating.

Post by asal0312 » Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:11 pm

Thanks for the replies. I didn't even think about regular powder coating melting with superheated steam. I'm going to try Eastwoods high temp engine paint in the nice old ford blue color. It is supposedly good to 650 F. I'll let you know how it turns out.

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Re: Engine paint or coating.

Post by farmerden » Mon Jan 02, 2017 2:11 am

I considered powdercoating as well but remember the melting temperature of babbit is almost the same as powder coating temps. So I went to hi-temp stove paint Den
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