Thread: Anybody experienced at painting engines?

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Originally Posted by resin addict

spray can or spray gun?

I use a spray gun, usually because my choice of color doesn't come in a rattle can.. Either will work fine, though.

But is it important to use a paint specifically designed for high temps?
Also, the black that's currently on there...it covers, but is a thin coat...do I just need to scuff it up to give it "tooth" and make sure it's clean, or do I need to do more as far as prep. One of you guys also referred to primer, can I prime over the black?
I looked at the Duplicolor website last night and saw that they also have a high temp clear coat, is that really beneficial?
And finally, realistically, how thick can/should this paint be? Also on the Duplicolor site they have a video of them painting a waterpump with their paint and they put 3 or 4 coats on, looked pretty thick by the time they were done (it looked really nice too...) but as I've said, somebody told me that if you go too thick it can be prone to peeling...
Sorry for all the questions, but I want to be sure I do everything the right way now, so it doesn't look good for a short period of time, then start to deteriorate and look like crap later on.