Removing Engine Paint for New Paint

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by Special Coupe Frank

Tom,

That'd be one heckuva overheat to turn red paint that dark !

Hope the cause was something else !


Frank

A couple years ago I saw smoke coming from the hood of a Model AA truck. The fan had so much end play that it sliced the radiator tubes, then the engine got so hot it burned the paint off the rear of the block. The area of burned off paint looked quite similar to the black area in my picture.

I'll keep cleaning with the wire brush, then I might decide to make a small enclosure to sandblast the block. If I do that, then I'll have to wrap rope around the front seal to keep the grit out. And, I'll stay clear of the rear seal.

I should just leave the red paint on because I've heard red engines are faster.