Painting motor parts.. How?

[cobrAA]

I would like to paint my intake,valve cover,twin turbo pipe and maybe the fuel rail.

Is it possible to do it with a spray can email paint or powder coat is the only way? Do spray can can look like powder coating?

Thanks!

[m_melen]

spray paint doesn't tend to look like powder coating, but you can make it look really good all the same.
i bought some high temp engine paint at my local NAPA store, 6 bucks a can and they can get you any color in the world from their catalog.

[cobrAA]

spray paint doesn't tend to look like powder coating, but you can make it look really good all the same.
i bought some high temp engine paint at my local NAPA store, 6 bucks a can and they can get you any color in the world from their catalog.

thanks for the tips! Do you have a picture to show me the job you did ?

[m_melen]

yeah, here you go.

block painted grey:


turbo manifold grey:


valve covers painted anodized electric blue (bad picture, see the strut bar paint job)


strut bar painted same blue (looks the same in person)

[m_melen]

btw that kind of paint works great for your engine bay as well. here's mine.

[Gregzilla]

i'd recommend powder coating. i spray bombed my valve covers and it looked pretty good but i then powder coated and it was worth the difference.

[caliber676]

Get the Japanese rising sun on your covers.....wait...dont. thats what im getting