What colour to paint the engine bay?

#1

I’m getting my motor rebuilt and while the engine bay is empty my mechanic suggested it would be a good idea to steam clean and paint the engine bay. He was going to paint it matt black, but after I thought about it, it seemed that white might be a better colour to increase visibility while working on the engine. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Andy

#2

Mine is silver. A light color really helps with visibility under the hood, tracing leaks, etc.

#3

I like silver also and use Eastwood’s Ceramic Aluminum Engine paint.

#4

I told my brother I wanted my new block gloss white. The engine bay will also get painted white. Hopefully this will make everything easier to keep clean and make oil drips more visible.

#5

i Personally am a fan of matching colors, i.e. engine bay same as car, but for a race car i would agree that White would be the best color in the engine bay.

#6

The outside of my car is already flat white. Engine bay is currently delphin.

#7

Yeah grey, glossy white or Silver all work nicely to find leaks, tools and spot dangling crap.

#8

Thanks for all the input. The car is silver, so I will have him paint the inside the same colour.

#9

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this is what I did during the holidays. Note the crisp lines due to the lack of seam sealer. Don’t do it. It wasn’t worth the effort I put into it.

#10

That’s fabulous. But I shudder at the amount of work required to pull everything out of the bay, clean and abrade the old paint, spray, and then reinstall everything.

#11

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this is what I did during the holidays. Note the crisp lines due to the lack of seam sealer. Don’t do it. It wasn’t worth the effort I put into it.[/quote]

Damn! And you’re making fun of the effort I’m puting into the exterior of my car!

#12

I found a lot of rust in the seams and a hole under the passenger side brake line mount. Had to patch them.

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#13

Didn’t just abrade the paint I removed it. Took 6 cans of aerosol aircraft coating remover and a dozen wire wheels.

#14

Didn’t just abrade the paint I removed it. Took 6 cans of aerosol aircraft coating remover and a dozen wire wheels.[/quote]

Yah, but the aerosol aircraft coating remover was for recreational use, so that doesn’t count. :woohoo: