OLDS SBO gold engine paint

[rfpowerdude]

Anyone know of an acceptable gold spray bomb paint type that would be good enough to paint the 403 going back into the '70? Something I could order online (like Amazon)?

 

[olds307 and 403]

Don't buy Duplicolor, terrible paint. I wanted something I could get local. I bought the VHT high temp black metallic for the accessories. I am going with this Gold. I did my 73 Oldsmobile valve covers. It goes on really nice and doesn't react like Duplicolor which is very thin and lifts any paint under it.

 

[rfpowerdude]

So, that is the VHT high temp gold?

 

[olds307 and 403]

VHT (SP404-6 PK Gold Flake High Temperature Engine Metallic Coating - 11 oz. Aerosol, (Case of 6) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B3V2U26/?tag=gbody-20

 

[L92 OLDS]

VHT would be a good option if they offer gold paint. Every Olds Motor that I built and painted gold had burnt paint on the heads around the spark plugs. The last 403 that I did got black POR engine paint…. Problem solved.

 

[olds307 and 403]

It is the Gold Flake Metallic. It really pops, much brighter than the Universal Gold.

 

[rfpowerdude]

Cool, thanks a bunch, put it on my list at Summit as I am ordering main and rod bearings too.

 

[84dragcutlass]

Thorton Muscle cars has the closest gold around. Its the correct gold metallic thats way better than the run of the mill gold paint. Not sure how much its closer than the VHT though

 

[Local Hero]

POR15 Engine Enamel Olds Gold Pint

High Temperature Engine Paint

www.eastwood.com

 

[olds307 and 403]

Thorton Muscle cars has the closest gold around. Its the correct gold metallic thats way better than the run of the mill gold paint. Not sure how much its closer than the VHT though

It isn't close but most gold paint aren't. It is a very bright, almost semi gloss metallic, I like it. He is using an EGR manifold so he probably isn't dead set on matching the Olds factory Gold. This is what it looks like in person, shows better than my pic.