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Old 05-05-2005, 01:55 PM
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is it even worth it to paint the engine block seeing all the heat and ----?
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Old 05-06-2005, 08:45 AM
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i like to paint my blocks. preference thing but i have heard that black dissapates heat better,no clue if its true or not.
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dont paint it
steam clean it
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Old 05-06-2005, 11:22 AM
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eh i think im going to wrinkle coat the ls valve cover, red 1200degree heat paint on the block and gun metal on the tranny call me a ricer but i think it'll look fuckn sick.
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Old 05-11-2005, 10:13 AM
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That's not a bad idea man. I think it'd look sick. What's wrong with having your stuff look as well as it performs?
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Old 05-11-2005, 10:29 AM
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dont paint it
steam clean it
is that how people get their blocks that shiny aluminum color?
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ya i painted it black today so ill go with that til i blow this one up. just gonna get the valve cover sandblasted and wrinkle paint it black and the tranny gun metal.
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Old 05-16-2005, 10:47 PM
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dude just polish it! aha
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Old 05-16-2005, 11:51 PM
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is that how people get their blocks that shiny aluminum color?
ya that or acid
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Old 05-17-2005, 12:18 AM
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ya i painted it black today so ill go with that til i blow this one up. just gonna get the valve cover sandblasted and wrinkle paint it black and the tranny gun metal.
i'm painting my car this weekend so i painted the valve cover silver but i put a coat of a blue pearl on the "honda", looks pretty bad *** when the sun hits it just right.
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