Re: 51Packard's....51 Packard
Posted by Charles On 2010/10/11 20:16:42
10-11-10
Went to the local tractor supply store and stared at the paint for 1/2 an hour trying to make a decision on what I should do. I saw some of the Massey Ferguson paint discussed in this thread Generic Equivalent to Packard Gray Engine Paint but it was for tractor restoration, and not for high heat like engine paint. I asked the guy at the store and he said I needed engine paint because of the heat so I decided not to try it. The only other options were "new Ford engine paint" and aluminum. The Ford was way too dark so I bought 1 can of the aluminum. On the can top, it doesn't look too much like aluminum, but sometimes those tops can be deceiving as to the real color. I'm hoping it is more a light gray and not too much bling. We shall see...
Got the engine primed (at least the side I've been working on. Gave it a quick shot of brake cleaner to make sure everything was as clean as I could get it.
Next I applied some masking, hillbilly style. I think it came out pretty good. Can't say you don't see a difference now! I wasn't too picky about masking because most of the stuff in there will be repainted at some point. I am regretting not removing the throttle linkage on the block though. I really have no excuse for not removing it except I'm not sure how dependent it is on the clothespin glued to the firewall.
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Went to the local tractor supply store and stared at the paint for 1/2 an hour trying to make a decision on what I should do. I saw some of the Massey Ferguson paint discussed in this thread Generic Equivalent to Packard Gray Engine Paint but it was for tractor restoration, and not for high heat like engine paint. I asked the guy at the store and he said I needed engine paint because of the heat so I decided not to try it. The only other options were "new Ford engine paint" and aluminum. The Ford was way too dark so I bought 1 can of the aluminum. On the can top, it doesn't look too much like aluminum, but sometimes those tops can be deceiving as to the real color. I'm hoping it is more a light gray and not too much bling. We shall see...
Got the engine primed (at least the side I've been working on. Gave it a quick shot of brake cleaner to make sure everything was as clean as I could get it.
Next I applied some masking, hillbilly style. I think it came out pretty good. Can't say you don't see a difference now! I wasn't too picky about masking because most of the stuff in there will be repainted at some point. I am regretting not removing the throttle linkage on the block though. I really have no excuse for not removing it except I'm not sure how dependent it is on the clothespin glued to the firewall.
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