What color to paint my block?
 

hey guys im givin my b18a a total rebuild, and i wana paint my block to give it some style but absolutely no ricer crap. has any one seen any nice blocks that were painted? wahts your suj. on a color??

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if you're going to paint it, paint it black, nothing else, this also helps hide any dirt and oil that accumulate over time.

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pheonix yellow

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I'd say black 8)

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nah.. just hot tank and acid wash it. get it looking like brand new. thats the best IMO.

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get that dupli-color cameligan(sp) from autozone. thats good ---- by the way, and it looks cool as hell on a tool box. :P

naaww...I say dont paint it at all, just bead blast it, and clean it up or paint it black. one of the 2.

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black and yellow. or just straight pink.

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flat black looks really nice.

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"Ricers" paint their blocks?

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:D
good point!

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one of my buddys said Gun metal. how do ya think that would look?? i dont think it would look too shabbby.. ya man iv seen some ricer collors, like u know bringht Orange, or Green to match their car.. i think thats kinda ricer style. iv also had a bunch of ppl sayin keep it aluminum, and clear coat it or sumthin after u acid wash it.. keep the suj. commin. thanks guys

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Ricers definately don't paint their blocks because they never have a block out of the car. Ricers paint their valve covers and stock intake boxes. Along with fuse boxes, battery tie downs, and radiator caps.

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red with a red valve cover? ;)

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1200º high temp paint in Ceramic aluminum color. Looks real nice almost like a somewhat brushed/polished aluminum look.

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I like the sound of black

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that sounds like it might look pretty good. either that or block

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I say go with clean look, or black. You are also limited in colors, because you need high heat paint. I vote black or clean.

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put rainbows on them

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W0ot, I just painted my block....

http://b16crx.com/~tekphobia/DSCN0486.jpg

-Tim

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You guys aren't a fan of "mexican chrome" anymore?

Stan

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This guy did an awesome job on his block take a look:

http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=860134&page=1

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just pour pool acid on it and then hit it with a pressure washer. want us to tell you what sirt to wear tommorow?

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Please do not paint your block any color other than black or clear. I really want to clear my next block, but I want something that I know won't wash/burn off. I've never had good luck with engine paint. :-\

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Clear? What...the...----...?

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When I get my stuff back from the machine shop, it's fancy clean. I need a way to lock in the cleanliness. I wouldn't use clear over dirt or anything. :P

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ok if your engine is dirty and it's in your car. get some degreaser, formula 88 and spray a ton of it on your engine after you've let it idle for 10 minutes. just to let the engine warm up and soften whatever grease, dirt is on it. after you've sprayed the degreaser on the warm engine, transmision and let the engine idle for 2 minutes and then turn it off. wait 10 minutes so it cools down some and then spray the engine with a garden hose that has a spray gun nozzle on it at full blast. don't spray too much water on the valve cover incase water gets in the spark plug holes, if it does get in there take out the water with a turkey baster and a vacuume hose. also avoid the distributor cap or put a plastic bag over it. after it's rinsed you can spray armor all on the hoses and plastic things to keep them looking new. when the armor all dries off on it's own it'll look like new.

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put spinners on it ::)

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I picked up a B18a block from Jeff, that was gunmetal. SUPER CLEAN 8)

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my b16 block is blue, thanks to the ricer who had it before me. my ls block will be pink, but I'm not painting it until I have all the parts for it because I'm not going to have a pink block just chillin in my garage.

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haha, yeah. i say either pink or purple

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where the ---- are you gonna get high temp clear?

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where the ---- are you gonna get high temp clear?
Get in the Zone Auto Zone (auto zone has it)

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how many ricers do you know that have even had their engine out of their car ::) a lot of people paint their blocks black, get out from under your rock.

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I wouldnt recommend painting an aluminum block because you need heat dissipation, thats why it did'nt come painted from the factory

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my little niece says, 'pink or purple' So you bes paint it one of them colors.

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"MOTHER OF PEARL" ::)