Oil pan finishing

[mshmodela]

I received a replacment oil pan from berts

https://youtu.be/xG_zF_eAsvA

Looking for suggestions on what paints etc I should
use to finish it. Should the inside be not finished or some other paint coating be used?

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Originally Posted by mshmodela

I received a replacment oil pan from berts

https://youtu.be/xG_zF_eAsvA

Looking for suggestions on what paints etc I should
use to finish it. Should the inside be not finished or some other paint coating be used?

Mike, leave the inside of the pan and the tray unfinished. Drop the pan from waist high onto the ground to remove the dipper tray. (Easy-Off Oven Cleaner is your friend on degreasing.) The engine oil will protect those interior surfaces.

Use a dolly and a hammer to flatten each of the pan rail bolt holes prior to paint work. Often these pan bolts were over-tightened which distorted the pan (-which can cause oil leaks.)

Originally the pans were sprayed in Pyroxilyn, so it really should not have a 95% reflectivity (gloss). If you look at original photographs, the paint was very, very thin. A light coat of epoxy over any bodywork and then two-coat it with a flattened 2K urethane is best IMO. I have even used Saran Wrap to lightly touch the sides and bottom when the paint is wet to replicate the pictures in the Paint & Refinish Guide. If you do not care about authenticity, then spray with a 2K urethane and be finished with it.

[mshmodela]

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Brent,

Thank you for your wisdom... plain bare metal inside and flatten the holes etc.

-MikeH