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.

[Cairo94507]

The end result is directly proportionate to the amount of prep work you put into it. I say take your time and remove all components you are able. Use aluminum foil and/or good quality painter's tape to wrap stuff as it is easy to contour to the items and use. Sand and clean the heck out it more times than you believe necessary. Use some air pressure to blow it all out and get all the dust and gunk out of the engine bay. Then go over it with a wax and grease remover several times. Tape tightly and then make sure that you have great lighting so you can see in all the nooks and crannies. Take your time and you will be rewarded with an engine bay that looks like it did when new. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)