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I’m disassembling a 1.7 parts car engine and want to paint the fan housing for a future engine build. After a couple of hours of scrubbing and cleaning I can see metal underneath all of the caked on grease and oil! What’s the best next step cleaning and prepping process before paint? Is oven cleaner ok to use?
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I. I. R. C. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 6,732 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
I've used clear engine paint, and a Dupli-Color cast metal paint with good results. I like powder coating, but getting a jobber that can do quality work with a detailed cast alloy part like this would be the key.
Any coating can come off over time. It's usually the next 5-10 years that matter. If I went through the trouble and expense of getting one all cleaned up and tumble blasted or whatever, I'd put a protective coating on it. The magnesium alloy should be protected, IMHO. I think the factory used some type of Cosmoline like coating, but I've been wrong many times before. |
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains ![]() ![]() |
I think the factory used some type of Cosmoline like coating, but I've been wrong many times before. I don't know why, but I researched this when I started my resto. The stuff they used was Tectyl 846 which pretty much looks like Cosmoline to me. Like Cosmoline, I expect it to melt off and be gone in the first couple hundred miles. I think it was intended pretty much just to protect during shipping. Here's what it looks like on my block. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-20845-1492440261.jpg) |
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