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Posted by 69stangin (Member # 5609) on :
 
So I took everyones advice on taking my time with painting my 69 mustangs engine bay but Im trying to figure out the best way to attack this, I sanded it down and made it smooth and the sprayed a few coats and sanded a resprayed some rustoleum aerosal paint but it doesnt want to hold for some reason. The engine bay is clean, Does anyone have any recomendations on paint in a aerosal can (even though I know its better to use a spray gun)but im not looking to go all out right now since im on a budget...Also the car needs to be repainted anyway so my goal is to get it running and driving and finish my interior and then attack all body work a few years down the road...So any recomendations would be appreciated Thanks Cal Fords
 

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Posted by Blow_U_In_Reverse (Member # 12298) on :
 
I used cans of automotive paint from autozone in my engine bay and it came out really nice.. a lot of my friends do the same thing, and it looks good on there cars also.. I just sanded it down, did a layer of bare metal primer, n then spray can semi gloss black automotive paint..


This is my engine bay after 2 coats with autozone automotive paint cans.. sorry its all dusty in the pic haha


[ 2013-12-24, 10:03 PM: Message edited by: Blow_U_In_Reverse ]
 

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Posted by Secnd2nun64 (Member # 1431) on :
 
I use the osh brand semi gloss black
 

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Posted by kingdavid (Member # 11179) on :
 
I'm currently sanding down the engine bay on my 67 post some pics when your done will be nice to see the final product.
 

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Posted by 68dustin (Member # 5388) on :
 
Too cold out. That's ur problem. Also try wax grease remover and etching primer if you took it down to metal. Rattle can is hard to spray when the weather is cold
 

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Posted by 69stangin (Member # 5609) on :
 
So the self etching primer should help me? I'm trying to do it when it is like 60-65 out
 

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Posted by 68dustin (Member # 5388) on :
 
if it's bare metal yeah...
 

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Posted by kingdavid (Member # 11179) on :
 
The paint on my firewall is super thin a few passes im down to bare metal and hit it with etching primer and it looks very smooth, I'll paint mine when it warms up.
 

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Posted by El komander (Member # 10751) on :
 
In Stockton there's a spot were they match the paint and put it in a can 17$ a can it matches pretty good
 

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Posted by CalBoy101 (Member # 13131) on :
 
You need a good solvent to get any surface oil or grease off before painting but thanks to the green rules its hard to buy a half decent solvent these days.

Lacquer thinner used to work well for this but the shit they sell now with a lacquer thinner label on it sucks a big one.

Fortunately there is one half decent solvent left, buy a can of Acetone, its pretty cheap at Home Depot or Lowes and most corner hardware stores have it also.

Wipe down the engine bay with it after sanding, when its not still making the paper towels turn dark then you are ready to paint.
 

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Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :
 
Use the real paint from a gun or if you can get it put in a spray can


[ 2013-12-26, 05:47 PM: Message edited by: 50Reasons ]
 

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Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :
 
Use the real paint from a gun or if you can get it put in a spray can



 

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Posted by 90GTSleeepr (Member # 9609) on :
 
Yea what he said lol ^
 

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Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :
 

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Originally posted by 90GTSleeepr:
Yea what he said lol ^

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Yea
 

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Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :
 
Try using primer then 600 sand paper to smooth her out before you spray ,use a tack rag and wipe down the whole engine bay before you spray ,to get all the contaminants off the surface. and make sure the environment and surface is warm enough to spray.

[ 2013-12-29, 02:17 PM: Message edited by: 50Reasons ]
 

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Posted by 69stangin (Member # 5609) on :
 
Started taring it down to get it read for paint





 

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Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :
 
nice make sure you get rid of all the wd40 first
 

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Posted by 69stangin (Member # 5609) on :
 
I will , and that was to lube the fenders bolts but they are so old they were locked up so I heated them up with my torch just to free them up
 

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