im painting the entire engine bay, underside of the hood, and cowl area....how many cans of the VHT engine paint should i buy to get the job done???

 

It took me about 2 for what I had to do. Here's a before pic.

 

And after..

 

wow!!!!! that's one hell of a spray can. I wish I had that instead of buying my engien seperately

 

yea i would guess anywhere around 2-3 can's depending how big they are. I went threw about 4 but i was using a lot smaller cans then the average size.

Justin

 

thanks guys, going with 4 to be sure and possibly have extra for touchups

 

Just a note make sure you scrub the engine bay really good. I scrubbed and washed mine for like 2 to 3 hours with a scotch brite pad and some soapy water. Half the paint came off when I did that. I then hosed it down really good, hit it with two cans of total prep, some primer, and then paint. It turned out really good. I skipped that step before and in about two months paint started chipping off.

 

yea i need to pick up some cans of primer i never do that step when i paint parts but defenitly need to. the engine bay and the rust in the floorboards (dammit) are a different story and defenitly will get primered.