Ok my first question is, What type of paint is more for engine bay duty?

Enamel or Laquer? I'm talking the cans of paint at your local autozone/advance. Which s made more for grease resistance, and which is not. What process should i go about when painting the engine bay,

Currently i degreased the entire engine bay with aeresol cans of degreeser, and a pressure washer. Got it really clean, got all resisdue off with dial kitchen soap(what i was told to use) and later a clean water pressure wash. I primered 2 coats. What is next? Do i clear coat afterwards? I didn't do much for straightening or sanding so i am pretty sure there is no need to clear coat as it will only make the imperfections look worse am i correct? But i also want logetivy from the paint.

Next question. My car will be painted the 4th gen Pewter. But i want contrast on the car. Should i paint the engine bay the same color? I was searching through the boards and did see different colors used in the bay. So what do people think about a black engine bay, Pewter exterior, and a GM Blue Engine(sorta like Pontiac Blue but used on GMC cars back in the day).

 

you can see what i did here.. and the results..

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=349071


i was told not to use primer unless it was a high heat primer. if you have excess heat it may cause the primer to bubble even if the top coat paint is high heat. who knows though. what i used for the paint was that 500degree low gloss black in cans at autozone

 

ok i was told otherwise. the engine paint doesn't have to be used on the car.

I'll have to make some more phone calls now... darn...

 

its all in prefference.. i know i will have high engine compartment heat due to huge headers 2" stepped UNCOATED headers and 14.5:1 compression.

 

its all in prefference.. i know i will have high engine compartment heat due to huge headers 2" stepped UNCOATED headers and 14.5:1 compression.

 

wel i used to have high under hood temps, in cold weather there would be steam coming from my hood.

all i have is 1-3/4 headers, and a maybe of 10:1 compression.

 

What I did when I painted my engine bay not too long ago is grinded the rust spots down and primered the areas that I grinded. Then got some tractor paint which I think is a good choice because it is very durable and cheap, but I didnt like the color it was, (Satin Black) so then I just got some semi-flat black Rustoleum. If they had the color I wanted in tractor paint then I would have gotten the tractor paint instead.