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May 5, 2005 | 01:55 PM

mycrx

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engine paint?

is it even worth it to paint the engine block seeing all the heat and ----?

May 6, 2005 | 08:45 AM

mattnteclipse

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Re: engine paint?

i like to paint my blocks. preference thing but i have heard that black dissapates heat better,no clue if its true or not.

May 6, 2005 | 08:55 AM

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Re: engine paint?

dont paint it
steam clean it

May 6, 2005 | 11:22 AM

mycrx

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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.

May 11, 2005 | 10:13 AM

CRXCavi

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Re: engine paint?

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?

May 11, 2005 | 10:29 AM

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Re: engine paint?

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Originally Posted by Ravage70

dont paint it
steam clean it

is that how people get their blocks that shiny aluminum color?

May 11, 2005 | 01:13 PM

mycrx

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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.

May 16, 2005 | 10:47 PM

B16Drag

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dude just polish it! aha

May 16, 2005 | 11:51 PM

Ravage70

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is that how people get their blocks that shiny aluminum color?

ya that or acid

May 17, 2005 | 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mycrx

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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