I purchased Detail Chevy Orange spray paint from Ground Up. I am finding no matter how I prep the part the paint still will not stick on some spots causing me to put numerous coats on and still not covering perfectly.

I have glass beaded the parts washed them in laquer thinner, sanded them I tried alchol, carb cleaner, brake cleaner and still the paint does not cover the same spots.

I am using Eastwoods underhood black on the pulleys and brackets and that works fine.

What other chevy orange paints work well, has anybody tried Krylon or VHT.

Also have any of you had this problem with the Detail paint or any other brand.

Thks

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70 SS - L34
Sea Mist Green
N.J.
Member # 442
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I've always used VHT. Never had any problems. Seems to stick to anything.

I've heard that it works/looks much better if you first spray a coat of silver paint on the block, then several coats of the chevy orange. Makes the finished product look much more even.

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71 Ragtop, under construction and over budget!
MCC #347, TC (Gold) #174

I used some Deltron with some DXR80 hardner on my engine. I cleaned it real good with laquer thinner and then shot a coat of DP 90 then the deltron. It is holding up great and is very resisant to gas and oil.

I used por15 chevy orange and it turned out great, it is brush on though but you can apply several good coats with a brush and turns out great.

I thought I was the only one who couldn't paint. I see I am not alone. I used Chevy Orange by Dupli-Color which I got at AZ. It is the engine high temp stuff. After a lot of drips and runs etc. I finally learned that the stuff seems to be extra thin for some reason. Maybe the high temp compound? So it took me about a week of doing about 5 coats of very thin coat after coat in order not to get runs. I would not recomend it but I have no other experience painting a block w/ any other high temp stuff. Anybody got anything better out of a rattle can?

Guys, remeber that with the VHT and Duplicolor products, both of which I've used successfully, the first coat goes on real thin. Don;t try and get a nice even, heavy coat for the first shoot. Go light. Then you can coat it properly. As for degreasing, I've always washed the parts with dish soap for it's grease cutting properties and then used plain 'ol rubbing alcohol. For valve covers and such, i.e., parts that will be handled, I usually finish off with clear.

Plastikote makes a great Chevy Orange that goes on nicely. Same advice as previous, use a VERY thin first coat.

It is not nessesary to use HT paint on an engine,if the engine gets hot enough to burn the paint the insides will be welded in one piece.I used rattle can paint it work fine and still looks good...FRED

It is not nessesary to use HT paint on an engine,if the engine gets hot enough to burn the paint the insides will be welded in one piece.I used rattle can paint it work fine and still looks good...FRED

primer makes the difference. Even in the intake where the choke coil connects won't blister

I used PPG Delstar urethane enamel with DPX80 hardner applied over PPG expoy primer. The engine color in the same as 1969 hugger orange. Tell the paint shop what you want to do and they will fix you right up. A quart of orange and a quart of primer plus the hardner, catalyst, and reducers cost me aroung $120. So far I have painted two big blocks and I still have enough paint left to do one more engine. The PPG is very hard and very glossy, and really looks nice.

Another plug for POR15 chevy orange. I found it to work very well, it's self leveling so when you brush it on there's no brush marks. I also used thier alluminum header paint and that works great too. Give it a try you will like it. Good luck.

I couldn't get POR15 to cover. I put the black on first and then 3-4 coats of orange. I never got a smooth finish. It kept streaking. I use Duplicolor and it worked great. Be careful to watch the cure times. They're serious about them.

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Jerry Acheson
Indianapolis, IN
64 Malibu SS 327 PG/PS/AC

We first applied a coat of primer gray then orange it turns out fantastic. Try it with a coat of primer or gray then chevy orange.

I just did my engine Sat. I used the Plasticote primer and paint turned out super nice and i don't usually have the best of luck.

The folks answering this question using the ppg enamel with hardener know what they are doing. Using hardeners in paint actually make the colors last longer and more resistant to chemicals.(unlike aerosol coatings. And the good thing about this is you can custom match the motor to the rest of the car. If that's your taste. But it doesn't have to be only ppg. Dupont,sikkens, or any of the other paint companys will work. It's the same enamel you would use on the cars body.