what colour to paint my block

deaf_rattle · Post by **deaf_rattle** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:57 am

The crank is going under the knife very soon and the bottom end will be balanced soon after.

What colour should i paint the block? I thought black but leaks and stuff wont show up very well.

Also, with painting the block whats the best way to keep the block surface free from overspray.

cheers

btw, the car is red and the cam covers are red, will be lots of shinny stuff and black brackets etc.

Post by **Distrb** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:12 am

Silver

thaphatty · Post by **thaphatty** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:51 am

white, because then when you clean the block down you can spot leaks easy

looks the worst IMO though

Snoozin · Post by **Snoozin** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:05 am

I dig the thought of a silver block also, so I vote silver. SILVER.

Silent Knight · Post by **Silent Knight** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:24 am

Go for a bright florescent PINK!!

Will suite your sissy boy personality... :twisted:

muahahahaha

RomanV · Post by **RomanV** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:59 am

thaphatty wrote:white, because then when you clean the block down you can spot leaks easy

QFT

thaphatty wrote:looks the worst IMO though

QFT

I'd rather have a ghey looking block that I knew didnt leak anywhere, than a l33t looking one that shit itself because you didnt know it was pissing oil out.

mr pad · Post by **mr pad** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:02 am

Black. Drips of oil on the driveway are a good way to check for leaks.

Silent Knight · Post by **Silent Knight** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:05 am

mr pad wrote:Black. Drips of oil on the driveway are a good way to check for leaks.

But it's a pain to diagnose where exactly the leak originated from if you are just looking at a little dot of oil on the ground. That could have run along one of the pipes/grooves/whatever and then dripped down....

Mr.Phreak · Post by **Mr.Phreak** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:21 pm

Especially when you have plastic trays under the engine

Go for the silver, has the benefits of a White block but doesn't look so ghetto

flygt4 · Post by **flygt4** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:57 pm

my existing one was painted blue at some stage, had peeled off and not lasted very well tho. silver ftw, it looks natural for metal too

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:18 pm

wheres the option for chrome? :lol:

silver would look nice, but i'd probably go black then just keep an eye for leaks. wouldn't be expecting too many from a rebuilt engine anyway

strap-on · Post by **strap-on** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:01 pm

Black for a 20v and vtec's cos they are so l33t they never leak.

silver would be the next best though

Emperor · Post by **Emperor** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:22 pm

chrome blockizzle

voted for white, cause I can

Chickenman · Post by **Chickenman** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:19 pm

Red because I like red today.

solberg Fan · Post by **solberg Fan** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:05 pm

I dont see the point in painting the block a certin colour just so you can see oil easily as a light showes up oil and if its a new engine it shouldnt leak for some time. White would be diffrent tho!

You can get alimumium silver from VHT, it looks good I recken.

no_8wire · Post by **no_8wire** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:14 am

factory black...

bluemaumau · Post by **bluemaumau** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:59 pm

black aswell, or red

Chickenman · Post by **Chickenman** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:32 pm

Actually saw a turbo laser with a totally matt black engine, looked quite cool.
The guy just used some VHT paint and sprayed the whole thing, oil will show up shiny so the leak spotting wouldn't be a problem.

Looks really different.

blackie · Post by **blackie** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:37 am

Black

Chickenman · Post by **Chickenman** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:44 pm

Matt black High temp paint is $13 at Mitre 10.

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what colour to paint my block

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what colour to paint my block