Painting the block

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70spider
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Painting the block

Postby 70spider » Sun May 07, 2017 5:20 pm

Now that I have the block back from the machinist I will need to paint it. They vatted it so what do I have to do to prep it for paint? And which paint is the closest to the stock Fiat color?
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Re: Painting the block

Postby baltobernie » Tue May 09, 2017 10:16 pm

Hopefully, they cleaned it in solvent, not in a heated, caustic solution. That will ruin the auxiliary shaft bearings.

Just mask it off and paint it. Ford grey is very close. Available in rattle cans.

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Re: Painting the block

Postby 70spider » Wed May 10, 2017 8:30 pm

Thanks, I got the Ford grey but now I am thinking of painting it racing green, which is pretty close to the color of the car.
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