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Re: engine paint

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Subject: Re: engine paint
From: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 09:15:38 -0800
>Thanks to the two replies regarding engine paint - UAP engine paint, and 
>POR-15. 
>
>I'm still not sure if anyone has tried using these on parts which end up 
>INSIDE the engine.  I need to resurface the front mounting plate - between 
>timing chain cover and block. 
>
>Part of it is exposed so could be painted after assembly, but most of it is 
>inside. 
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Painting of anything *inside* the engine is not a good idea.  If anything
should not adhere well and start to flake or chip off then it goes straight
into the oil - potentially dangerous.  About the only thing that I know of
that was used inside engines (way back when) was something called
"Glyptal(?)" that was sometimes applied to the lifter area to aid in oil
drainage - but it was specifically designed to be used this way

Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net

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