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Hey JYD ,what is a commercial spray outfit? one that hooks to the air hose? 
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Well, I guess I found out that you can double post here on the new site. :(
And when you DELETE a post only the text is deleted. :( :cry:
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The color is some times described as gray, blue gray or DARK blue gray....The dark blue gray description is most correct and what you see is the only color used from 1929-52 - and many engines after 1952.Used on trucks till the '60's including the base V8 units. The color will look better in natural light and old paint often has become stained by grease and dirt.
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what is a commercial spray outfit? one that hooks to the air hose? Macky Wacky, can you be more specific as to what you mean? Denny Graham: I have the same paint from Chevs of The 40's and it is a dark blue-gray. If you take the painted part out into the sunlight and look at it you should see a slight bluish cast to the color. I have compared their paint and it is just about a perfect match for the original engine paint color.  :grin: :grin:
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Okey dokey ya Mangy Old Dog, I'm gonna take your word for it and shoot the VC then hope for a sunny day to check it out. Thanks Denny Graham Sandwich, IL
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Might try Tower Paint, towerpaint.com. I got a couple cans of the blue/gray engine paint from them.
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I read that you do not want too much build-up of paint on an engine because it will hold in the heat. Is that true? My 235 is orange and I want to paint it the blue/gray. I don't know what's under the orange, should I strip it or just prime it and go?
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Is this what you all been talking about? I hope it don't match the color of the cap on the rattle can...Item # 986959S 29-52 Fits 1929-52 Chevrolet Vehicles Weighs 1lbs. ($14.00 per can) Paint-Engine. Gray (16 oz spray can). Color has been tested and is correct ![[Linked Image from chevsofthe40s.com]](http://www.chevsofthe40s.com/images_product/normal/986959S.jpg)
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JYD, From what you can tell does this color look close to the factoryblue on a 53 - 54 engine paint? ![[Linked Image from tractorpartsinc.com]](http://www.tractorpartsinc.com/scart/public/database/product/images_products/ford-empire-blue-paint-s4280.jpg) or is it too dark? I have a couple of qts. I used to paint an old trailer with. I thought about lightening it up a bit. By the way JYD, as to what I meant about a commercial paint outfit, was it a certain brand of gun, and is it a HVLP turbine outfit? I have a HVLP gun that hooks to a regular compressor with a regulator, and a water knocker outer.
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Hi everyone I read all the post and getting ready to paint the engine on my 41 this weekend as the frame is painted and will be back to my garage next week. I feel kinda bad I brought a quart can from Bill Hirsch as I figured it was the best match, i have both Chevy's of the 40;s and fs catalogs and have brought parts from both. I hope the paint color is close. I will be online more as I am getting ready to start the assembly of the frame later on next week or weekend.
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If you want to paint a gas meter then the engine paint from Bill Hirsch is a close match. If you want to paint the engine in your '41 then his paint isn't even close! For the correct match you can purchase the engine paint from either Chev's of the 40's or the Filling Station. You can't go wrong with either. Good luck with your project. :)  :grin:
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