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A pint will do one coat if you are frugal. If you spray then a little thinning is best. I just use a paint brush and don't thin at all. Comes out really slick.

Thanks. I think I'll order a quart.
Does it come out smooth when it's brushed on?

If you use a fine bristle brush it comes out great on the cast iron and good on the sheet metal parts (worse if you continue to try to brush it smooth). Spraying on sheet metal is the best but not necessary if you use a good brush and only one stroke.

Thanks!

When I can figure out how post pictures I will send pictures of a 34 1/2 ton 207 engine and a 62 235 ( was blue)to look like a 51. Both paints PPG , one painted 8 years ago , the other painted last week. Both from the Filling station. Each time I was sure I had the right color. You be the judge ! I like both colors there just not the same. Thanks.

To post pictures go to the upper right of this page and click on FAQ, then scroll down to answer # 10.

I'll try to figure it out. Thanks.

Here are some engine paint pictures and a picture of some of my autos. The one on the cart is a '62 235 painted to go in a '51. The other is a '34 half ton 207. Thanks




http://www1.snapfish.com/snapfish/t...SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

I just painted a 235 with FS paint. I put 1/2 a pint in my hvlp gun and added a little mr185 thinner (PPG ?) to make it sprayable. I put on 2 good coats and had some left over. Thanks.

Well , that turned out just GREAT !

Sorry, the Snapfish post didn't work. If I spent as much time on my car as I did on the computer, I'd have my car done!!

www.picturetrail.com/uid13438706

I saw the paint job ! I meant it turned out GREAT ! lol Kevin

...As for that car/computer thingy...you and me both...

If color in picture is correct top engine is too dark and lower engine is too light.....and the road draft tube is black.

The Filling Station saw the engine paint pictures and are sending me return pickup info for the paint I have left. Steve at the FS said there's a problem some where! See guys I'am not crazy ! I'll just have to keep the hood closed ! Thanks.

PAINT UPDATE ! I sent the remains of paint from my last engine paint job to Steve at the filling station. He has been reading the posts on engine paint and saw my two different engine colors. He was concerned so he called me and asked if I would send him any paint I had left. I did and he compared it with engines at the FS and comfirmed it to be the correct color. My 34 1/2 ton engine is darker than it should be. That paint was adjusted a few years ago so if you buy paint now it is the correct color. Thanks to Steve Kassis and everybody at the Filling station .

While the color may not be 100% correct on my screen it is as close as you can get to correct.

So, the question still remains, where can we get the "right color" paint, like in the previous post??

The engine looks great. I have a 51 and will be painting the engine also. The paint on it now which appears to be original more closely matches your first posting of the darker gray, however if Gene says the latest is correct then thats what I will use.

The Filling Station in Lebanon, Oregon has the correct color engine paint.

Looks Great. I am glad mine ended up the right color also.