Painting engine guards with rattle can properly?

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Painting engine guards with rattle can properly?

15 Nov 2009 16:16

I have stripped the black paint off the engine guards and sanded all the rust off. I bought some semi-gloss rustoleum paint. Should I primer first, then paint, then use a clear coat? Or should I just paint and then use a clear coat...or just paint without a clear coat.

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Re: Painting engine guards with rattle can properly

15 Nov 2009 16:50

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First soak the parts in Muriatic acid. Wash them in distiled water and than paint with Rustoleum.

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Re: Painting engine guards with rattle can properly

15 Nov 2009 19:33

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If you want a hard finish, bake in the oven at 350 F for about an hour(stinks,so open windows and use a fan if possible).

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Re: Painting engine guards with rattle can properly

15 Nov 2009 23:59

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Have them powdercoated. Should only cost you about $15-$20.

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Re: Painting engine guards with rattle can properly?

16 Nov 2009 21:29

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Or send em to me I'll paint em any color you want in the paint booth:)

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17 Nov 2009 06:08

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I would spray them w rattle can engine paint then bake 'em in the oven. The cost would be cheap & you'd have plenty of paint left over to do other parts.

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Re: Painting engine guards with rattle can properly?

26 Nov 2009 14:54

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JMKZHI wrote:

I would spray them w rattle can engine paint then bake 'em in the oven. The cost would be cheap & you'd have plenty of paint left over to do other parts.

Man, I can't believe how good this works. I didn't use an oven, but I used an old toaster that was going to be thrown out any way. I'd just bake it in between a few coats and the finish seems very durable and very nice imo.

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26 Nov 2009 19:50

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Hmmm, you heated them between coats? Well, I hope that works. You'll know for sure after putting them to use. I simply paint parts as per the instructions, then bake them once - 20 minutes or so at 175, then raise the temp to 225 for another 20. I hang most parts on coat hangers to do it.

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Re: Painting engine guards with rattle can properly?

27 Nov 2009 07:04

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If you bake parts, make sure that when they are hot (ie. when you take them out of the oven) you don't touch the paint, it will be really soft.

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