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Dulux overhaul
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:33 pm
by Heath
What paint is recommended for engine block and transmission for a "dulux overhaul"?
And what prep work is required? Will be done properly later on when it's stripped down, but for now after I clean the accumulated crud off I'd like to give it a spruce up. Prefer in spray cans so touch ups and rematching colours will be easier.
Engine is steel and transmission is ali.
Cheers.
Re: Dulux overhaul
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:38 pm
by Weemsy
repco sell some stuff,
i think its called vht engine enamel or something like that.
we use it at work for touching stuff up after engine/trans work.
seems to be good so far
weemsy
Re: Dulux overhaul
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:38 pm
by Weemsy
repco sell some stuff,
i think its called vht engine enamel or something like that.
we use it at work for touching stuff up after engine/trans work.
seems to be good so far
weemsy
Re: Dulux overhaul
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 7:24 pm
by Heath
Bit of an echo here - LOL
Any prep required?
Re: Dulux overhaul
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 5:47 am
by Weemsy
im not sure how i managed that
i think just clean and not flakey, then spray on
Re: Dulux overhaul
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 8:00 am
by northdude
give it a good degrease and waterblast the vht engine enamel will stay on better if the engine is warm when you spray it on
Re: Dulux overhaul
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 4:02 pm
by Heath
Tried to clean the engine and transmission today. Tonnes of degreaser (cheap crap), some carby cleaner and simple grean.
Carby cleaner is great and works a treat (but expensive), cheap degreaser from warehouse (autohaus???) is shite, might remove a film of oil from a greasy plate but not this stuff. Cheap Supa chump degreaser seemed to work okay (but ran out), but didnt move the really stuborn stuff. Simple grean is awesome, did a better job than the others, but still couldnt get it all off. Was using a waterblaster to remove the shite and it still didnt want to shift much. Upart from the crap staining my drive that is - LOL.
Steam cleaner might shift this gunge I think, but I dont have one.
Re: Dulux overhaul
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 4:22 pm
by Sadam_Husain
get some of that POR15 Marine clean its about 25 bucks for 1/2 a litre, its caustic based so you have to wear good gloves or you'll end up burning your fingers like someone I know
Re: Dulux overhaul
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:02 pm
by Heath
Is it wash up in water stuff?
I havent got anywhere but my drive to do the deed so need to wash it into the weeds ... ah ... I mean front garden.
Re: Dulux overhaul
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:24 am
by Sadam_Husain
yeah its water soluble