[Guest]

How do you guys go about getting your engines ready for new paint. I just used 2 cans of degreaser and a pressure blaster and the engine still looks like crap. Are there any tips of the trade?

 

[Shaun @ Street or Track]

I used many cans of Gunk. Spray it on, leave it for a while, hose it off. Repeat. For really crappy areas I used an old paint brush to rub in the Gunk before hosing off.

I also used many rags to wipe of crud. Many nights of the Gunk and rag combo, I was actually able to paint my engine last week.

Make sure you remove ALL the crap otherwise your new paint will just fall off.

I left the block to dry off for a day or 2, put about 3 coats of paint on, left that for a day or 2 and yesterday finally got everything back together and ran the engine for about an hour.

Looks great! Pictures to come soon...

Thanks

Shaun

 

[Guest]

Make the water hotter maybe?

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[66benchcoupe]

foamy engine brite works really well if the motor is hot when you spray it on. It will take some paint off though. Have you tried Simple Green and a parts cleaning brush (the ones that are like 1" round)?

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[Mike_B]

Try using a variety of brushes, even old tooth brushes. I assume you're talking about in the car, which is a real paint the butt. Have you tried some simple green?

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[Guest]

I personally have found that Super Clean does a better job on engines then Simple Green. Just make sure you use it in a well ventilated area. I use it on the industrial equipment I work on every day. It's available at Pep Boys or Walmart. OZ.

 

[390fastback]

Spray-nine works really great. Its all I ever use. Just spray it on and watch all the grease and dirt and other crap just run off. After a while you can hose it off and repeat as many times as you want.

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[Layne_Utah]

Steam cleaning is the best.

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