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Title: 70 Boss 302 radiator paint finish
Post by: mwizz on May 30, 2014, 11:50:34 PM

Hi,

I have just had my radiator restored for a Metuchen 70 Boss 302. It is ready to be repainted but I just need to confirm if the finish should be a semi gloss black. Could someone please confirm for me.

Thanks
Mark

Title: Re: 70 Boss 302 radiator paint finish
Post by: Bob Gaines on May 31, 2014, 01:06:02 AM

Quote from: mwizz on May 30, 2014, 11:50:34 PM

Hi,

I have just had my radiator restored for a Metuchen 70 Boss 302. It is ready to be repainted but I just need to confirm if the finish should be a semi gloss black. Could someone please confirm for me.

Thanks
Mark

They typically start out glossy but after a few heat cycles end up semi gloss black. Eastwood sells a paint specifically for radiators . It transfers heat better then regular paint.

Title: Re: 70 Boss 302 radiator paint finish
Post by: mwizz on May 31, 2014, 01:18:38 AM

Thanks Bob

Title: Re: 70 Boss 302 radiator paint finish
Post by: J_Speegle on May 31, 2014, 10:25:32 PM

+1 one for glossy lacquer originally - dried quickly for handling and speed of operation, while transferring  the heat better .

Title: Re: 70 Boss 302 radiator paint finish
Post by: mwizz on June 01, 2014, 02:46:56 AM

Thanks Jeff

Title: Re: 70 Boss 302 radiator paint finish
Post by: priceless on June 01, 2014, 08:23:48 AM

Quote from: Bob Gaines on May 31, 2014, 01:06:02 AM

They typically start out glossy but after a few heat cycles end up semi gloss black. Eastwood sells a paint specifically for radiators . It transfers heat better then regular paint.

+1....Have used Eastwood radiator paint for years with great results.

Title: Re: 70 Boss 302 radiator paint finish
Post by: mwizz on June 01, 2014, 10:15:09 AM

Thanks for all your help guys

Title: Re: 70 Boss 302 radiator paint finish
Post by: TUMBLEPORT SVT on June 17, 2014, 10:49:59 PM

When you paint it keep spraying it from all four angles. Those fins are hard to get covered !!

Title: Re: 70 Boss 302 radiator paint finish
Post by: mwizz on June 20, 2014, 07:57:03 AM

Quote from: TUMBLEPORT SVT on June 17, 2014, 10:49:59 PM

When you paint it keep spraying it from all four angles. Those fins are hard to get covered !!

Thanks, I had it painted by my resto shop so that they could get to all the fins.

Title: Re: 70 Boss 302 radiator paint finish
Post by: app01 on July 16, 2014, 01:32:02 PM

+1 on Eastwood radiator paint.

I found that a number light sprays from different angles was best to keep it thin and  get full coverage.

Title: Re: 70 Boss 302 radiator paint finish
Post by: Armond on July 21, 2014, 12:13:02 AM

As part of my dads business we had a Radiator shop. I never got involved with it, I stayed away from that whole area. But I did pay attention to some things. The paint he used back then, 50's thru the 80's was a tarish or rather oil type of paint.  It was very glossy and this did dull out some after time. dried pretty fast and was very thin.  It smelled almost like guys putting a new finish on a road surface.  It is probably illegal in California now.  I use Johnson's radiator paint I buy online. Same effect but does not smell like the old product my dad used.   I asked my dad about this a few years before he died and he said it was so black it covered very fast and it was put on thin, the heat would dissipate better.  primer and shooting it with a heavy paint ruins the whole purpose of the radiator. My Dad retired in the 80's from the business so he had no idea what they were using a few years ago, but he supposed that things related to it, had not changed.

Title: Re: 70 Boss 302 radiator paint finish
Post by: mwizz on July 21, 2014, 06:14:49 AM

That's good to know Armond, thankyou

Title: Re: 70 Boss 302 radiator paint finish
Post by: 79mustangcobra on July 21, 2014, 10:52:16 AM

Good info!  Thanks to all