Re: Randy Berger's 1956 Caribbean

Posted by BH On 2007/12/2 21:31:59

I'm surprised that Hirsch doesn't supply all the colors that he has in aerosol as well as quarts, but apparently not. However, it was shown in other threads on engine paint here that his quart product can be sprayed.

So, you have to make a modest investment in a rechargeable spray can/gun or a conventional touch-up/detail spray gun. I got the latter for less $40 at a swap meet and use it for a lot more than just painting an engine. Yet, before I ever had a compressor, a local parts store had equipment to pump paint into a precharged aerosol can for a few bucks; places like that are still out there if you're willing to look.

Point is, I've seen brushed-on engine paint and it never looks as good as a sprayed finish. Why pay top buck for substandard work? I find it hard to believe a judge at any car show with any integrity wouldn't knock points off for brushed-on engine paint. They didn't brush on the engine paint at the factory, did they?

Meanwhile, others have reported acceptable results with ordinary enamels on engines. Hirsch doesn't offer the metallic green engine paint for 56th Junior Series V8s (Executive and Clipper), but my notes show Dupont Dulux 5227DH is a good match.

Along those lines, does anyone have similar paint numbers for 56th Series Packard Bronze? How about 55th Series engine colors? If so, perhaps we should start a thread on engine paint formulas.