Painting engine bay ahead of exterior repaint Options

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Good morning, hope it has been a good week so far.

I am going to be dropping the engine on the AZ car (one with the oil blow by) soon and will be finishing repairing all of the prior owner AC line holes with new metal etc. I will also be repairing some minor rust on the batter tray (fortunately then tray “frame” and support are in good shape.

This strikes me as the right time to reapray the engine bay, and was wondering if others have done this and any tips or best practices they have to share.

Obviously same paint color as exterior and same paint family/sourcing as will be used on exterior, but any prep and other tips?

Thanks in advance for the ideas.

[dakotaewing]

I have done this as well.
Go to HF and buy about 3 grinders for the job if you don't already have them.
Get a couple of the cheap electric drills at HF for this as well.
You'll need an assortment of flap disks with various grits and wire wheels, in sizes and shapes. You'll figure out what works best and choose your favorites. Having 3 grinders and 2 drills will save you significant time as you won't have to change them out each time you want a different removal method. Get an extension of some sort for the wire wheels to get into the corners using the drills.There are a lot of them and they are all hard to access. Don't use air tools or battery powered tools as these will slow you down, and just aren't the tool for the job. Add a large access hole on each side of the battery tray support for access. You may consider removing the tray support to clean up the right long, and replace the support with a new one. Dimple die the holes for strength if you have one. Remove everything now for the best job - Make sure you have a good set of gloves, a respirator and eye goggles. If you don't use these your ability to get the job will be drastically impeded by either the dust in your lungs, eyes, or the pain from your bleeding hands. I'll see if I can find a pic -

[ValcoOscar]

I have done this as well.
Go to HF and buy about 3 grinders for the job if you don't already have them.
Get a couple of the cheap electric drills at HF for this as well.
You'll need an assortment of flap disks with various grits and wire wheels, in sizes and shapes. You'll figure out what works best and choose your favorites. Having 3 grinders and 2 drills will save you significant time as you won't have to change them out each time you want a different removal method. Get an extension of some sort for the wire wheels to get into the corners using the drills.There are a lot of them and they are all hard to access. Don't use air tools or battery powered tools as these will slow you down, and just aren't the tool for the job. Add a large access hole on each side of the battery tray support for access. You may consider removing the tray support to clean up the right long, and replace the support with a new one. Dimple die the holes for strength if you have one. Remove everything now for the best job - Make sure you have a good set of gloves, a respirator and eye goggles. If you don't use these your ability to get the job will be drastically impeded by either the dust in your lungs, eyes, or the pain from your bleeding hands. I'll see if I can find a pic -

AWESOME Job...Prep is 95% of the work!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Paint is easy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Oscar