Topic: Spray can - Corporate Blue Engine Color Attempts, Results and Attempts

[RocketScientist]

Jeff, in your experience, was the color difference there when the engines were first built or could it be due to big blocks generating more heat and therefore degrading the paint more, to produce the darker blue.

[Bob Gaines]

Jeff, in your experience, was the color difference there when the engines were first built or could it be due to big blocks generating more heat and therefore degrading the paint more, to produce the darker blue.

More likely IMO because they were built at a different engine plant where the paint may be a slightly different formula.

[jwc66k]

Might be that Eastwoods colors (never used them my self) are just "off"

I don't use Eastwood's "designated to a manufacture paints" (like engine colors) or their 'under hood black (too glossy - make the "Bow Tie" guys happy though), but I do use their reflective aluminum (for inside tail light buckets), carb touch up and high temp exhaust paints, mostly on non-concourse cars.
Jim

[67BB390]

New batch same as before Will send them a painted piece to show them the right color.

[Drive Fast]

share your advice. What would you do?

Just before motor and transmission install, I checked one more time on engine color. Looks like my engine builder picked a medium blue rather than dark ford blue. Which is the right color? Would you take the engine apart to paint it dark blue or paint the accessories to match the medium blue?

It's a numbers matching car that could be a good candidate for concourse showing in the future.

[Bob Gaines]

share your advice. What would you do?

Just before motor and transmission install, I checked one more time on engine color. Looks like my engine builder picked a medium blue rather than dark ford blue. Which is the right color? Would you take the engine apart to paint it dark blue or paint the accessories to match the medium blue?

It's a numbers matching car that could be a good candidate for concourse showing in the future.

I can't speak for Chuck but if it were my engine and strictly going by the choices presented and the way the paint looks in my laptop monitor, the can in the middle looks best of the three. The one on the right is too light and the one on the left doesn't look right ether 

[J_Speegle]

share your advice. What would you do?

Since your going with the rattle can - why guess?  Instead just purchase one of the products already identified in prior threads and go with those suggestions

Looks like you went to the Dupli-Color products already

[Brant]

We handle the DupliColor brand of spray paint in these cans. I gathered up quite a few original valve covers and air cleaners in order to choose the closest matching color. First, I will say that the colors slightly varied over production times.

Second, and most importantly, those caps on the cans are not an exact match to what is inside.

Anyway, in my opinion, the DE1606 is the closest to what starting being used in 1966.

[ruppstang]

We handle the DupliColor brand of spray paint in these cans. I gathered up quite a few original valve covers and air cleaners in order to choose the closest matching color. First, I will say that the colors slightly varied over production times.

Second, and most importantly, those caps on the cans are not an exact match to what is inside.

Anyway, in my opinion, the DE1606 is the closest to what starting being used in 1966.

+1 on the 1606

[Frostbiten]

1606 +2

[Hawkeye]

Chuck would stare at what has already been painted until the color changed to the color he is imagining in his head.

[Drive Fast]

Thanks 'y'all. Chuck stared at it but nothing happened, so I scrubbed it down with lacquer thinner, wax/grease remover and repainted it. It looks great! Now to put on the accessories and install it...

[markb0729]

Next time you paint an engine get a set of old valve covers or completely cover the part of the head under the valve covers.  I've seen people paint that part of the head only to have the paint eventually chip off and partially clog the pick-up screen in the oil pan and clog oil passages.

[Building 3]

Did you repaint with the 1606? From my monitor it looks much better.

[Drive Fast]

Yup. 1606 paint is much darker than were it started.

Had my knee replaced about a month ago, chomping at the bit to drop the motor in. It's sitting on the floor taunting me every time I go out...lol.