The Ford Barn

55blacktie · 04-18-2025, 10:59 PM

There are a lot of places where sand can hide in an engine. After having my block cleaned and magged by a machine shop, I still found rust deposits and sand left over from the casting process. I pressure-washed the bare block at the local self-serve car wash until nothing but clear water was flushed out.

Years ago, a friend sandblasted and painted an intake manifold. Unfortunately, not all of the sand was removed, and it resulted in the engine having to be torn down after it was assembled and running.

The best rattle-can paint I've used is Seymour's. I used their PBE Primer, followed by their Ford/Chrysler Red. The same paint was recommended by Gil Baumgartner (CTCI Gil's Garage).

04-18-2025, 10:59 PM	#8
55blacktie BANNED Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 529	Re: Painting an Engine There are a lot of places where sand can hide in an engine. After having my block cleaned and magged by a machine shop, I still found rust deposits and sand left over from the casting process. I pressure-washed the bare block at the local self-serve car wash until nothing but clear water was flushed out. Years ago, a friend sandblasted and painted an intake manifold. Unfortunately, not all of the sand was removed, and it resulted in the engine having to be torn down after it was assembled and running. The best rattle-can paint I've used is Seymour's. I used their PBE Primer, followed by their Ford/Chrysler Red. The same paint was recommended by Gil Baumgartner (CTCI Gil's Garage).