Painting Intake

[Kens1992mtxSHO]

I've decided to paint my intake but am having a hard time finding high heat gloss paint. What has everyone been using?

 

[Phoenix]

Duplicolor Engine paint rattle cans , you can add coats of duplicoclor clear coat for nicer gloss on non-white surface.

 

[frosho]

Duplicolor Engine Enamel. They have a clearcoat in their "Engine Enamel" line too.

 

[NotSoSlowSHO]

Duplicolor wheel paint

 

[yamahaSHO]

I used the DupliColor Engine Enamel on my motor and regular DupliColor Truck, Van and SUV paint on Pat's race motor and his held up MUCH better than the Engine Enamel. In my experiences, the enamel chips too easy.

 

[SHO GoDz 89]

X2 With the SUV paint

The Engine Enamel chips too easily, even with multiple coats and baking.

 

[Kens1992mtxSHO]

So does anyone not bake their painted parts?

 

[frosho]

So does anyone not bake their painted parts?

:wave:

And my engine enamel is pretty chipped...

 

[ManySHOs]

So does anyone not bake their painted parts?

I did but it was powdercoat. The paint never held up well.

Ian

 

[SHO SPD]

Ive been using the duplicolor for years. The only problem is the chrome colors tend to chip. But the the primary colors are good.

most recent



A few years ago I did this one. The clear yellows over time, look at the intake compared to the non cleared valve covers.

 

[SinisterSHO]

I used black truck, van, suv paint for my intake and I thought it always looked good. Had a few people ask me if it was powdercoat.

 

[M3rcury88]

So everyone is just using regular car enamel instead of the engine enamel holds up better?

 

[yamahaSHO]

That is what I would recommend.

 

[Kens1992mtxSHO]

I simply decided to go powdercoated.

 

[jthod]

Me too...

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85/jthod/engine.jpg
I don't think I'll ever get tired of showing that off.

 

[Eric VerValin]

Yea, I'd say PC is really the way with solid "shiny" colors. My black was great when it was done, but after a year of heat cycles, its starting to dull a bit. I put at least 6 coats of paint on them, baked them, yadda yadda yadda.. The engine enamel just won't stay super shiny, and even has a crack or two.. maybe I did something wrong, I dont know. Took em down to bare metal even... The aluminum color held up well tho.

Before...



After 13,000+ Miles and 14 months of driving...



Still looks ok from this angle, but if you get a closer look, it has started to look hazy. And yes, I just wiped them down before the pic.. its not dust..



When I get ahold of another intake.. I'm gettin the snakes PC'ed

 

[M3rcury88]

Some inspirational intakes.

 

[SuperHO]

Personally, I'm sold on Testor's model enamel in spray cans. Comes out quite nicely.

 

[Sho Amo]

Wrinkle....

 

[F-22 Raptor SHO]

If you dont go powdercoat route, I would do the wheel paint...I found that is pretty resilient to chipping. Its all duplicolor that I have used. They will all chip eventually.

One think worth noting: I put high temp clear coat on my white snakes and found that it started to yellow over time (3 - 4 months). Would not use CC again.