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bugsy
03-20-2020, 08:24 PM
Replacing the water pump on my wifes 70Z. I want to try and match the color of the engine as close as I can. Paint guys what brand do you recommend in the can? I know it will need some finessing after being painted. Thanks for your help syc.
HuggerSS
03-20-2020, 08:47 PM
Seymour’s Chevy Orange
Lynn
03-20-2020, 11:01 PM
If you don't mind waiting for it to ship Bill Hirsch makes a really good chevy orange engine paint (or at least they did 20 years ago).
Mr70
03-20-2020, 11:37 PM
Duplicolor VHT DE #1607 Engine Paint. https://www.amazon.com/VHT-DE1607-Orange-Red-Dupli-Color-Chevrolet/dp/B000B6DG5Y
camarojoe
03-20-2020, 11:39 PM
Make sure you paint the bolts orange too.
olredalert
03-21-2020, 02:22 PM
Make sure you paint the bolts orange too.

----And not the backside!.....Bill S
X66 714
03-21-2020, 03:21 PM
Here's a factory painted engine. This factory worker might've been a little lazy this day...Joe
bugsy
03-22-2020, 01:25 AM
Thank you everyone for your help. Must have been a Monday or Friday when they painted that engine. Lol
olredalert
03-22-2020, 03:20 PM
----Bugsy, It's really not all that uncommon for there to be no paint in a lot of areas of the engine. Ask anyone with a true original.....Bill S
Kurt S
03-23-2020, 03:09 PM
I linked to a factory video of the engines being painted - a few seconds per engine. Can't find that link right now....
William
03-23-2020, 03:28 PM
Another factory painted engine, removed from a Yenko Deuce shortly after purchase.

If a resto shop did this, you would be pissed.
Kurt S
03-23-2020, 06:49 PM
Found it. But the video is now gone!
As are some other videos that I linked to. That's too bad. I'm going to start listing the titles from now on so we can find them if someone else later posts them.

Original post: Here is(was) actual video of the engines being painted in the factory. Notice the water curtain for the overspray. And notice the third guy painting the one engine blue (or black) and the next one yellow.
At 12:53 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yotAogMph68 (now 404)
HawkX66
03-23-2020, 08:09 PM
Seymore EN48

https://live.staticflickr.com/4679/39448586792_e0ba4faae3_m.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/236Wju9)

https://live.staticflickr.com/255/31550097710_b5c6ec8452_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Q4YuRU)

https://live.staticflickr.com/336/31923131395_a9dd4f372b_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QCWoMa)
CamarosRus
09-22-2022, 05:15 AM
How do the top resto shops

1) Prep The Cast Iron
2) Prime The Cast Iron
3) Use the Dupli Color Aerosol or Gun Paint with ????