Re: Engine painting

[Ken Ames <amesk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

AFAIK carb cleaner is one of the ones that does leave a film. Says so on the can
I have. Brake cleaner isn't supposed to. 

Ken Ames

Quoting Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>:

> Marty,
> 
> How you paint it depends on the look you're going for. If you want factory, 
> put it all together less accessories but with tranny bellhousing (or the 
> entire tranny if it's an automatic) and spray away. Runs, poor coverage, 
> and over spray on the tranny will give you that factory look. A small 
> amount of surface rust should be okay (I can't image the factory was all 
> that picky) but make sure you degrease the engine really well before 
> painting. I used brake parts cleaner. You want to stay away from petroleum 
> based cleaners since they leave an oily film.
> 
> 


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