fan shroud paint
- Oregon72
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fan shroud paint
What have ya'll used for paint on your fan shrouds - Its such a visible part of the engine, and I've spent so much time scrubbing, I want to make sure it looks good - I purchased some Rustoleum Hammered Silver, but I'm just not sure if I should go with some type of shiny aluminum paint. Show pics if you got em'.
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- Bookwus
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Hiya Troy,
I went with a couple of coats of Krylon primer and followed that with a couple of coats of Krylon Satin Black on my tin. Looks just like the factory finish. And it appears to be wearing just great.
But I dunno what you Type 4 guys would use for that aluminum fan shroud. Polish it a bit and clear coat it?
By the way, that powdercoating looks absolutely great Jasan!
I went with a couple of coats of Krylon primer and followed that with a couple of coats of Krylon Satin Black on my tin. Looks just like the factory finish. And it appears to be wearing just great.
But I dunno what you Type 4 guys would use for that aluminum fan shroud. Polish it a bit and clear coat it?
By the way, that powdercoating looks absolutely great Jasan!
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Tried the clear coat and powdercoating it works the best!Bookwus wrote:Hiya Troy,
I went with a couple of coats of Krylon primer and followed that with a couple of coats of Krylon Satin Black on my tin. Looks just like the factory finish. And it appears to be wearing just great.
But I dunno what you Type 4 guys would use for that aluminum fan shroud. Polish it a bit and clear coat it?
By the way, that powdercoating looks absolutely great Jasan!
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70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
http://bleysengaway.blogspot.com/
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nice photos, and better looking housings and tin. i've already spent a while cleaning the grime out of mine, still got to prep for painting (dremel should do nicely).
question: is there supposed to be a small hole (drain?) at the base of the fan housing, just to one side of the seam? i hope so, as mine has said hole. it would seem to be a not-so-bad idea to have one there, anyway.
here's what i've got so far:
question: is there supposed to be a small hole (drain?) at the base of the fan housing, just to one side of the seam? i hope so, as mine has said hole. it would seem to be a not-so-bad idea to have one there, anyway.
here's what i've got so far:
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yep, there is a hole for the oil to drip out of....
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77 Sage Green Westy- CS 2.0L-160,000 miles
70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
http://bleysengaway.blogspot.com/
77 Sage Green Westy- CS 2.0L-160,000 miles
70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
http://bleysengaway.blogspot.com/
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Re: fan shroud paint
Here is the what Rustoleum Profession Primer with rattlecan Rustoleum Hammered Silver looks like.Oregon72 wrote:What have ya'll used for paint on your fan shrouds - Its such a visible part of the engine, and I've spent so much time scrubbing, I want to make sure it looks good - I purchased some Rustoleum Hammered Silver, but I'm just not sure if I should go with some type of shiny aluminum paint. Show pics if you got em'.
Major improvement from what it looked like before.
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