WIMPUS Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 What's the engine color of a Spit 1500 (1978 ) ??kind regards Wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyb Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 What ever you paint it.But originally it was black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_s Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 mines a sort of oily crappy black ish colour :) with a bit of rust for good measure :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 1684 wrote:What ever you paint it.But originally it was blackWere early Spitfire engines black too? And also the heads? I'm interested as I need to paint the block and head on mine before it gets put back together and so I might as well do it properly in the right colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 sparky_spit wrote:Were early Spitfire engines black too? And also the heads? I'm interested as I need to paint the block and head on mine before it gets put back together and so I might as well do it properly in the right colour.Glad to see you keeping it as original as possible Mike :P :P :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 339 wrote:Glad to see you keeping it as original as possible Mike :P :P :PFair point.... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Is Oily a color?I believe they were black, unless they were factory overhauled then the color was green. Not sure if this was still the case during the BL reign.The rocer cover on mine (mk3) was some dark yellow pale orange and on the mk2 it is red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Thomas Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I was just painting my GT6 block last night. In this weather its drying off nice.Gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 2053 wrote:Is Oily a color?I believe they were black, unless they were factory overhauled then the color was green. Not sure if this was still the case during the BL reign.The rocer cover on mine (mk3) was some dark yellow pale orange and on the mk2 it is red i'm going to paint my engine in black ;) just need some paint for the engine :Pand my rocer cover was silver ish .. now is repaint it in Silver and also the ear cleaner box in the same color :p look very good ! :P ;)You're a friend of Shaun right ? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 5848 wrote:I was just painting my GT6 block last night. In this weather its drying off nice.Genemy engine is still in the car so .. ;D i'm not planning to take it out :PBut nice work !! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Wim,Yes I am, he is restoring the Mk2 and I'm bribing him with the Mk3Dirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 2053 wrote:Wim,Yes I am, he is restoring the Mk2 and I'm bribing him with the Mk3Dirk ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 2053 wrote:Wim,Yes I am, he is restoring the Mk2 and I'm bribing him with the Mk3Dirk ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jackson (2) Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 If you paint it black, won't it be difficult to see any potential oil leaks? Just a thought.More importantly, how do you prep the engine and do you need special paint for engines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 97679 wrote:If you paint it black, won't it be difficult to see any potential oil leaks? Just a thought.More importantly, how do you prep the engine and do you need special paint for engines?I have cleaned it with some 'engine cleaner' .. and for paint is want to use 'heat resistand paint' .. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jackson (2) Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Did you prime it before using heat resistant paint?Thanks WIMPUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 97679 wrote:Did you prime it before using heat resistant paint?Thanks WIMPUSnot really .. i did the the aircleaner box in some anti-rust(Zinkfosfate) at first because of the rust before.I did also my radiator with heat resistant paint and that came out well ! i just need to do the engine , but the paint that is use is 7 euro's for a spraycan .. but there are out in that shop :-/and at some other places they ask 15 a 20 euro for a spraycan !! :okind regards Wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 So i painted my engine today ! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebobby Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Your engine looks good WimNick, would any primer do for the pre- paint job or does it have to be a special heat resistant paint :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 firebobby wrote:Your engine looks good WimNick, would any primer do for the pre- paint job or does it have to be a special heat resistant paint :)i just cleaned it with engine cleaner & then painted with heat resistant paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRooster Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Body colour, got the paint factor to mix up some high temp paint in signal red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard81 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I've found Halfords satin black engine enamel absolutely superb! It's the stuff in the purple tin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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