Jeff, thanks for such a full reply!!. Your painted engine looks gorgeous!!!
Fri night, yesterday and today were spent preparing for, then removing the
engine. It's now removed from the car, suspended in mid-air on a hoist.
Taking a break right now from scrubbing, getting it ready to paint. (BTW, I
found out a hoist won't fit in a Volvo sedan, had to have it delivered. It's
a long weekend here, so I have today and tomorrow to get done whatever can
be done, then the hoist goes back).
I note that you painted both blocks black. Paul T had one (Punkin maybe)
where it looks like he painted it red, then changed to black. On reflection
(punny) a gloss black is probably best. Small oil leaks (perish the thought,
pshaw, on a British car?!) won't be quite so noticeable, and it is original.
The idea of the hammered finish paint for the rocker cover is very
appealing! I love that stuff, even used it to paint all of the floor heating
registers in the house. (Husband points you know, and gained more points for
the Spit collection along the lines of "Wouldn't have known about this paint
but for the Spit lists".
Jeff, your links on rust removal are fascinating. Going off now to buy black
engine paint, and some sodium carbonate. May get some kind of clear coat as
well, just in case.
Many, many, thanks
Nick Moseley
-----Original Message-----
From: spitfire-enthusiast@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:spitfire-enthusiast@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of zeke762000
Sent: July 31, 2005 5:26 AM
To: spitfire-enthusiast@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [spitfire-enthusiast] Re: Info and thoughts on engine and
rocker cover colours
--- In spitfire-enthusiast@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Moseley" Hi Nick,
I painted the engines to my 76 and 80 a gloss black. The valve color
on the 76 was painted the same bright red to match the car. The valve
cover on the 80 had a lot of rust and when cleaned up, had some
pitting. I used Rustoleum Hammered Finish in Silver(Aluminum) for
that one. The Hammered Finish hides the pitting. It works well on
other parts. Anything silver on my 76 is painted with it.
As far as my alternators, I just wire brushed them as best I could.
My 76 has stayed clean but I only drive it in nice weather. I have
some pics on my site at http://jterrio.home.comcast.net of both
projects.
For rust removal, I sand blasted everything on my 76 that would fit
in a cabinet and wire wheeled the large pieces. I have since
incorporated a few new teniques. For small items and hardware, I
marinate them over over night in a cup of undiluted CLR available at
most hardware of dept stores. I have also been experimenting with
Electrolytic Rust removal. I did this with the alternator/airpump
brackets on my 80 and it worked well. There is a link on my site that
describes it pretty well an has links to other sites. I plan to have
a page with my setup and results but it is not ready yet. I will say
that I substituted PH+ for swimming pools in place of the Washing
Soda because I couldn't find it. Pool stores are everywhere.
I hope this helps.
Jeff in NH
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