Engine Detailing

[Cailen]

I was looking at my dirty brown upper plenum a couple days ago and thought "man my engine would look really sharp if that wasn't a dirty brown color."

I pulled er off and sandblasted the thing (pictures to come) and it looks amazing... the original brushed aluminum finish from the factory looks sharp. So now I want to paint it. I'm wondering, I've seen sprays that'll handle up to 500C; do I need to use something like that, or even powder coat it, or would you guys recommend something completely different?

[DINO55]

Hi Tempature Engine paint should work fine on your intake, You could also just use Hi temp clear over the sandblasted aluminum, it will stay nice for years.

[Cailen]

Yeah I saw some high temp clear coat and thought about it, but I remember seeing a picture on here of someones engine (forget whose) that had orange wires and some other detailing done. Looked sharp.

[DINO55]

That was rlith's Blazer you saw...

[dmbrisket 51]

the ornge loom, putting words in rliths mouth, but those were bought that way, dont try painting your loom, it doesnt work right and wont look right, you buy the color you want and re do the engin bay with it, hi temp paint for the hot stuff under the moter ie the few things gm made out of accual metal, and regular paint will work on all that genuine plastic

[rlith]

Actually I use red loom...

2nd gen:


My 1st gen engine

[BlazerBoyLT98]

Rlith, I think you need to come to Mass, drink some beers, and make my engone look like yours! Thanks buddy! haha your engine looks great!

[rlith]

Well not really doing any more to it as it's eventually going to be replaced with the 5.7 in my garage...

[BlazerBoyLT98]

A very nice. And what has been done to that engine? You will have a nice sleeper

[dmbrisket 51]

so uh, rlith, did you paint the red onto the break booster top? or did you find it like that??

[rlith]

Originally Posted by BlazerBoyLT98

A very nice. And what has been done to that engine? You will have a nice sleeper

Not much, more agressive cam, port and polished heads, ecm reprogram... That's about it. It came out of a 99 escalade.

[Cailen]

Yeah the brake booster top is one of my favorite pieces. I'm thinking as well of getting some braided aluminum. How much did yours cost Rlith?

[rlith]

Originally Posted by dmbrisket 51

so uh, rlith, did you paint the red onto the break booster top? or did you find it like that??

Cleaned it with all prep, primed it with an epoxy based primer with 25% reducer, then painted with GM red with flexative added then cleared.