Can some body tell me if its ok to paint your tin ware with high temp paint ie body tech or vht, in particular the tin surrounding the cylinders and heads. the body tech paint is rated to 260c but im not sure if painting the outside of the tin will effect the cooling . They look pretty ratty at the moment and want to freshen them up before installing new motor. they obviously come painted black but not sure if it is a heat proof paint or not. i think it prob is in order to stand temp but dont want to do anything that will inhibit cooling. cheers david:tree
an extra coat of paint will add a little to insulation of tinware, so may even improve cooling?
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Paint it any colour you want, or even chrome plate it, it will not do anything to the cooling (unless your temp guage reads decimal places of degrees).
A decent normal paint will work fine, and so will heat proof paint. I found killrust worked fairly well for me and didn't flake or fade. The heat proof stuff always seemed to fade after a couple or years.
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cheers guys chevy orange for me, match the tin ware to the big new fat racing stripe down the middle of my bug, that is if the paint shop ever finishes it.
My tinware is colour match to the car which is Orange, no problems with it at all.
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Beware, some high temp paints need to be subjected to heat to cure. Some of the tin ware may not get hot enough on its own.
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If your timware is getting hot and burnt then theres something wrong with your engine.
dont make the same mistake that i did. prepare your surface or you will go to all that trouble and it will peel. i.e. it is usuall covered in oil and will need to really get it all off.
To summarise: Paint it any colour you like, use a decent paint. Some paints may deteriorate over time due to temps over 100C (and up to 200C at some points,) but any good paint should cope. Paints designed for exhaust systems generally won't cure at normal operating temps (including the muffler on on many systems - beware.)
My Tin ware is Yellow, powder coated
