I have used por 15 for my transmission on my TD... same color maroon...
they make it in an engine paint (high temp) and it can be sold in
california...
http://www.por15.com/BEngine-Enamels-B?sc=2&category=1
Blair
53 TD
80B
78B
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl French" <leylandauto@yahoo.com>
To: "COX, DENNIS" <dennis_cox@appsig.com>; "Max Heim"
<max_heim@sbcglobal.net>; "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 2:14 PM
Subject: RE: [MGS] ENGINE COLOR
> Paul Hanley is an advocate for Duplicolor Dark Canyon red.
>
> Duplicolor Dark Canyon Red
> Manufacturer's part # T278
> Napa Part # EDSSM288
>
> If anyone has seen his car, you know that is a great choice.
> Carl French
>
>
> "COX, DENNIS" <dennis_cox@appsig.com> wrote:
> Let's see if this works...
>
> I haven't been on the list for a couple of years now. I think the spam
> filter at work here is filtering most of the lists incoming messages.
> Grrrr...
> I think maroon is the best color. But it seems the Moss paint, which
> looks so gorgeous when you first paint something doesn't age well. It
> fades to an almost brown looking color and heaven forbid if you get
> coolant on it. I haven't found a color that's close to it. Right now
> I'm refreshing my engine and painted it red. I used OSH's Rustolium
> industrial enamel "regal red". It's a darker red but no where close to
> maroon. Out here in Calif paint is becoming heavily regulated. Brands
> like Aeroview and Krylon are disappearing. Now it seems all the auto
> parts stores around only sell Duplicolor. And the selection is limited.
> And in the near future they will only be selling water based paints.
> I'm not much of a purest so I'd even paint an engine Ford Blue if I
> thought it looked good.
>
>
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