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Thought I would post up my findings after painting my engine, recognizing I would need a few more cans for other blue stuff and buying another brand locally.
1. POR-15 engine enamel is a good color match but forget trying to put it on an engine well. Wasted ~$45 on the paint plus POR-15 thinner (Naptha). Not to mention wasting hours messing the engine up, the paint "raining" off it onto the drop cloth (thank God I used one!) and then wiping all the paint off with the thinner to start over. Not a good experiment.
2. Plastikote 224 matches the original color I found on my 69 air cleaner very well.
3. Duplicolor 1606 (with ceramic!) is darker and does not match as well, at least on my 69 stuff. Perhaps this (more navy) color is a good match for something older, I dunno.
Both the Plastikote and the Duplicolor are rated for 500 degrees. POR-15, who cares, too finicky to apply.
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1. POR-15 engine enamel is a good color match but forget trying to put it on an engine well. Wasted ~$45 on the paint plus POR-15 thinner (Naptha). Not to mention wasting hours messing the engine up, the paint "raining" off it onto the drop cloth (thank God I used one!) and then wiping all the paint off with the thinner to start over. Not a good experiment.
2. Plastikote 224 matches the original color I found on my 69 air cleaner very well.
3. Duplicolor 1606 (with ceramic!) is darker and does not match as well, at least on my 69 stuff. Perhaps this (more navy) color is a good match for something older, I dunno.
Both the Plastikote and the Duplicolor are rated for 500 degrees. POR-15, who cares, too finicky to apply.
This MC.net public service announcement has been brought to you by your friendly neighborhood ECI.