Painting Block

[gremmen]

Going to receive my new Dart Lit M short block tomorrow and am just wondering what most people do about painting the block or not. I've never seen a Dart block in person, so I'm not familiar with what they look like un-painted. All my passed Chevy blocks have been Chevy Orange.

Any Suggestions ??? I don't like Black or Yellow blocks

[lun40119]

If it is iron I would paint it...............ORANGE is the only color I like to see :D

[want-a-be]

I like black. What ever color you use make sure you prime it before putting the color to it. For some reason people leave that part of the paint job out when painting engines.

Don

[lun40119]

Black Don????? Old guys :D :D :D

[bogger]

i never prime before painting never had a a problem with paint fallin off and my stuff sees water everytime it is out. Any one have there stuff powder coated, any one see a problem with heating a block or a head up to 400 degrees in know it not the same but you get a running engine up to 400 it dont enjoy it very much any thoughts on that?

[gremmen]

Friend of mine painted his 400 block some aluminum looking paint, don't like that at all, makes cheap looking aluminum block look.... sort of. Don't like black, that's to 90's looking. So for the 69 Nova it will be Chevy Orange.

Thanks for the feed back though.

[rbrduck71]

I Painted Brand New Dart Heads, Having Cleaned Way Too Good With Laquer Thinner First, And My Junkyard Orange Started Peeling After 10hrs Of Running.......no Primer!!!!big Problem!!! Yes Us Dirt People Call It Junkyard Orange And I Love It, In California!!!!!
Rubberduck

[Bacon104]

But it sure looks cool when you start up an engine painted with improper non-high heat paint and brand new headers!..............."Wow.....thats alot of steam!:D

[Awesome Bill]

painting blocks are an option. we paint nothing. paint it and it loose some heat control. Not much but it keeps the heat in. Some times that is good some time its bad. Cosmetically, if your have a pretty car, paint it with Bowman Solids, that is the best paint in the world.

[Nova67ss]

I once read about this paint and temeratures, Think it was "Smokey" Yunick that wrote about it..

A black engine (all black, intake, heads, block, waterpumps, etc.) was about 10`C cooler than a engine painted in other colors and with crome assesoires..

In my personal opinion black is a good color to hide dirt and oil "swett", but then again orange reweals leakage realy fast :D

[Kemper007]

The main thing is to get it absolutely clean, and I mean not pulling anything on a white towel...clean!!! I have good luck with base coat clear coat. I have never had any problems. It may not be much on heat transferring, But it is durable anywhere on your engine, except headers...lol, and you can pick any color you want!

[Awesome Bill]

paint it what ever color you like, this is an area of choice verses power or the ability of the block to release or hold heat! Bowman Solids are killer