Topic: Block, Air cleaner/horn paint and detail

[bbs428]

I'm getting ready to paint my rebuilt 428 cj engine. The car is a San Jose build - feb, 69.

Some questions have surfaced as to depth of the ford corporate blue color. I have not bought anything yet so any suggestions would be appreciated so I can purchase the correct paint the 1st time...  I would like it to be a 2 part epoxy or something as tough. 
I have test run the engine, broke in the cam and delt with some tuning issues on the test stand.  I figured I'll paint the engine as an assembly and address any detailing issues BEFORE it goes in.   

The other question is about the air cleaner assembly/airhorn/heat sheild, as in - was it painted at the same time and should it match the engine perfectly or should it be off a bit in shade.

Regards, Brett

[J_Speegle]

Most (if using a paint gun) use the PPG formula (if its still available in your region) and add a hardener to the mix. If you would like it slightly darker then have the paint supplier darken it just a bit when they add the flattener


As for the items attached to the engine, they were shot at another location.supplier so they likely varied a little bit so you could have the mix mentioned above shot without any change if you choose to

[bbs428]

Would make sense that air cleaner and such were painted elsewhere.

I'll get my hands on some ppg and go from there.

Thanks much!