In Reply to: 8N red belly engine paint posted by Keith(CA) on September 11, 2012 at 12:34:20:
You say.....To be technically correct the engine should be painted with higher rated temperature engine paint rather than general purpose paint,but not the high temperature paint as used on exhaust pipes and manifolds.
You say....There was no color change at 300F for all four engine paints.
I say.....did you check the temperature of the engine after it has run for 4 hours.
You say....If sunrise red is the desired color the best combination is Krylon/rust protector-classic red for all the red belly surfaces , except the engine surfaces...
I say....did you check the color change of this paint at 300F?
I say....I doubt the engine temperature will ever reach 250F,more like 200F. don b
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