Redoing my Engine bay

[Lue]

I'm going to be swaping my engine, and i wanted to clean up and paint my(firewall,frame,core support, etc) while the engine is out. Does anyone have tips,suggestions as to what paint, and good way to clean/ and degrease my engine bay?

 

[80' bu]

I sprayed mine down with gunk degreaser then pressure washed the engine bay. Wire wheel in an angle grinder or drill to get the flakes and crap off. Finish it off by washing it with soap to get any residue off and POR it. POR is expensive but I was amazed at how nice that stuff is and it'll lay flat even when applied with a brush. I used the POR metal prep before paint too which helps adhesion especially when you've de-rusted it. POR actually likes rust to stick to.

 

[Lue]

I sprayed mine down with gunk degreaser then pressure washed the engine bay. Wire wheel in an angle grinder or drill to get the flakes and crap off. Finish it off by washing it with soap to get any residue off and POR it. POR is expensive but I was amazed at how nice that stuff is and it'll lay flat even when applied with a brush. I used the POR metal prep before paint too which helps adhesion especially when you've de-rusted it. POR actually likes rust to stick to.

Will the POR work as well on the plastic wheel wells? or would i have to go with a paint that's meant for plastic?

 

[Geesie]

POR is a stop-rust coating. No reason to use it on plastic.

 

[v8power]

go to walmart and get super clean in the purple bottle, do not mix it with water and spray it on and let it sit for 10 min, then use a pressure washer to blast all the crap away, you will be surprised how well the super clean works!!
then as far as the frame, i just used dupli color professional under coating, and put about 3 coats of it on, or until it starts to lay smooth. get a good primer and prime and paint the fire wall. i just used spray paint, but it looks really good. as far as the fender wells, i am just going to paint them bumper black. good luck.

http://gbodyforum.com/photos/displayima ... 259-2.html

 

[Lue]

go to walmart and get super clean in the purple bottle, do not mix it with water and spray it on and let it sit for 10 min, then use a pressure washer to blast all the crap away, you will be surprised how well the super clean works!!
then as far as the frame, i just used dupli color professional under coating, and put about 3 coats of it on, or until it starts to lay smooth. get a good primer and prime and paint the fire wall. i just used spray paint, but it looks really good. as far as the fender wells, i am just going to paint them bumper black. good luck.

http://gbodyforum.com/photos/displayima ... 259-2.html

Nice work V8, did you that all your self? How long did it take you, and do you have any tips/techniques?

 

[v8power]

thanks, i did it all myself. i would say it took about a week to do all the cleaning and paint. the biggest thing is that super clean degreaser, it is by far the strongest stuff i can find. i took all the wheels off and rolled it outside on a jack, and made sure to get all the grease out by the spindles and a arms. that dupli color professional undercoat works really well, just have to put it on in layers so it will look level, otherwise it is really rough. the fire wall is just D.A. sanded down with 180 grit, to get all the factory runs and puddy off. then do 2 coats of primer, and 2 coats of paint. i will post some pics up of the fender wells when i get them painted.

by the way, are you going to do all the bushings rite away?

 

[fodoimp]

I used VHT gloss black self priming epoxy paint on everything including the plastic because it was turnign kind of grey. Its beent hat way for almost a year and its holding up excellent with no flaking. The part number is sp670. I swear by that stuff.

 

[80' bu]

POR will stick to plastic but not worth doing as Geesie said. I put a couple of pics in my gallery that show before and after.
http://gbodyforum.com/photos/displayimage-107-4.html
http://gbodyforum.com/photos/displayimage-107-5.html

One thing to note if you use POR is that I bought semi-gloss and found that it would dry uneven sometimes...some parts flat and some parts gloss so next time I would just purchase the gloss black POR.

 

[Lue]

thanks, i did it all myself. i would say it took about a week to do all the cleaning and paint. the biggest thing is that super clean degreaser, it is by far the strongest stuff i can find. i took all the wheels off and rolled it outside on a jack, and made sure to get all the grease out by the spindles and a arms. that dupli color professional undercoat works really well, just have to put it on in layers so it will look level, otherwise it is really rough. the fire wall is just D.A. sanded down with 180 grit, to get all the factory runs and puddy off. then do 2 coats of primer, and 2 coats of paint. i will post some pics up of the fender wells when i get them painted.

by the way, are you going to do all the bushings rite away?

No, i'm actually going to do the suspension latter. I'm planing on doing the Engine/ and surroundings(engine bay) first, transmission second, suspension third, rear end fourth, body fifth, and the interior last.