Under hood paint suggestion

[sirweesarunch]

Went to HD, Lowes & Ace hardware. No one had the Rustoleum Hard Hat. So ended up getting Rust-Oleum Automotive. Only came in a gloss black. So far, doesn't look so bad.

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This is comparable to the rustoleum hard hat , comes in a nice satin or semigloss. Distributed at Wal Mart. I used about 8 of these under my crew cab.


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[Octane]

I don't have any fancy parts.......

Me either! I'm lucky to get parts that even work,much less "pop" lol

 

[Catbox]

Me either! I'm lucky to get parts that even work,much less "pop" lol

I had to hustle to get them.
It can be done!!

 

[Swearbody]

The satin black I used made the fancy parts and other stuff that was not black pop out in the engine bay.

I was intending to have more of a satin finish to mine as well however it turned out shiny AF...Like vision blocking glare bright

 

[Craig 85]

That radiator cover is serious......that a 1 ton thing?

At least a 454 thing.

 

[Raider L]

This is what I used on most everything black engine and underside of the truck as well. Works well and holds up well.

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[RecklessWOT]

So.........the radiator & stove pipe should get high heat due to their ability, and exposure, to reach higher temps?

unless your truck is massively overheating, even the radiator should never see too much more than 200 degrees or so, regular paint would be fine. High heat paint would be good for exhaust parts and such (probably would still burn off of headers, but mufflers and tailpipes and that kind of stuff). They usually clain to be good up to 2000 degrees or something like that (which is ******** IME) but unless you're painting stuff that's like 4-500+ degrees I wouldn't even worry about it. Seriously the only thing I've ever needed it foe was for when I re-welded the case on a couple mufflers and didn't want ****** rusty seams, and the grill on my back porch. Actual stove pipes like for chimneys would also be a good candidate for the stuff.

 

[PrairieDrifter]

That radiator cover is serious......that a 1 ton thing?

HD cooling I believe.

 

[Grit dog]

At least a 454 thing.

My 86 K20, originally a 350, but HD camper package has the same cover.

 

[Keith Seymore]

On the way right now, with some eggs and bacon!

Swing by my place first -

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