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Cellulose paint on the rocker cover
David Jenkins - 17/1/05 at 02:36 PM

Didn't know whether to put this in 'engine' or 'bodywork'...

I have a whim to paint my rocker cover yellow, just like the painted bits of my bodywork. I have half a can of yellow cellulose, but I was wondering how it would cope with the heat of the engine.

Can anyone confirm or deny whether it will just bubble off again, or discolour?

Note: I haven't seen bright yellow engine paint!

cheers,
David

Fozzie - 17/1/05 at 02:49 PM

David, It will discolour, and if ya put too much on it will wrinkle!

HTH fozzie

Lotusmark2 - 17/1/05 at 02:50 PM

I would not think it will last at all.
I know where you can get maroon, orange, blue, red and green but not as you say yellow

David Jenkins - 19/1/05 at 11:00 AM

Looks like another idea is required...



... just a thought - would caliper paint do the job? Or isn't it petrol/oil resistant? It's certainly capable of withstanding a higher temperature, according to the adverts.

David

[Edited on 19/1/05 by David Jenkins]

stevebubs - 19/1/05 at 11:34 AM

quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Looks like another idea is required...



... just a thought - would caliper paint do the job? Or isn't it petrol/oil resistant? It's certainly capable of withstanding a higher temperature, according to the adverts.

David

[Edited on 19/1/05 by David Jenkins]


Try www.frost.co.uk

DaveFJ - 19/1/05 at 12:25 PM

halfrauds sell small tins of yellow caliper paint which should do the job......

David Jenkins - 19/1/05 at 12:33 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
halfrauds sell small tins of yellow caliper paint which should do the job......


Interesting... maybe time for a visit sometime soon.

David

BTW: Why the change of name, Dave?

DaveFJ - 19/1/05 at 02:25 PM

quote:

BTW: Why the change of name, Dave?


I used my standard pseudonym when i first joined, I thought the name change was a bit more useful now that I find myself on here so much and meeting with others....

talking of which, we shall have to organise another suffolk meet sometime soon.....

David Jenkins - 20/1/05 at 08:27 AM

quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
talking of which, we shall have to organise another suffolk meet sometime soon.....


Just wait until I've finished putting my engine back together and the car's on the road!

David

craig1410 - 20/1/05 at 12:36 PM

I'm using Cellulose paint on my Rocker Covers (Rover V8). It's only a temporary measure until I get the car on the road but I have no reason to expect that it won't work. The rocker covers shouldn't get any hotter than the oil which should be maybe 75 degrees C (?) This should be well within the limits of standard celly paint I would have thought. Time will tell I suppose...

Once the car is on the road I intend to either buy some decorative rocker covers or have my existing ones powder coated or chromed.

Cheers,
Craig.

stephen_gusterson - 20/1/05 at 05:27 PM

i painted my rocker covers with plasticoat a couple years back, but engine has never run. seems ok with oil, but if petrol gets on it, it makes it go soft and streaks.

atb

steve

ayoungman - 21/1/05 at 09:08 AM

go to a paint factors and get them to mix up some synthetic enamel. They will do almost any colour. It is frequently called tractor paint, is self levelling when brushed on and is as tough as nails when cured. Used it on my chassis x3 coats. Approx £10 for a pint.

DaveFJ - 21/1/05 at 11:46 AM

quote:
Originally posted by ayoungman
go to a paint factors and get them to mix up some synthetic enamel. They will do almost any colour. It is frequently called tractor paint, is self levelling when brushed on and is as tough as nails when cured. Used it on my chassis x3 coats. Approx £10 for a pint.


if they do it any colour - why did you go for pink ?? (sorry I think that's probably enough jibes about you chassis colour now)

David Jenkins - 21/1/05 at 11:50 AM

Meeeow!

Mind you, it is a... er... distinctive colour.



David

Fozzie - 21/1/05 at 12:22 PM

'Ayoungman' is right, enamel is the best to go for (IME)! even 2 pack will do, but not cellulose! (IMO)
HTH Fozzie

britishtrident - 21/1/05 at 02:18 PM

Cellulose will be just fine -- been there done it bought the T shirt, painted loads of MG engines cardinal red.
Not so sure how practical yellow is though.

[Edited on 21/1/05 by britishtrident]

David Jenkins - 21/1/05 at 02:32 PM

Just took a fancy to having a rocker cover the same colour as the yellow bits of my car!
I think I've been watching too much American Hotrot (that was a typo, but then I thought - "it's an accurate description..." ).

David

DaveFJ - 21/1/05 at 02:39 PM

Finally gave in 2 weeks ago and got sky... must admit 'American Hotrot' (as it will now forever be known) has become a bit of a must see. Just love it when they get the ally blanks in the CNC machine and make wheels.... I want's me one of dem doohickeys

It's even got the wife hooked (but I think maybe she just fancies the spray guy) and she is taking an interest in the Tiger again

David Jenkins - 21/1/05 at 02:57 PM

The people that REALLY impressed me were the ones who built the bodywork for the all-aluminium car. It was wonderful to see the way they pushed, beat and persuaded the sheet metal into complex shapes. They would have been very useful when I was doing the rear panel on my car...
What I hate is the way everything is a crisis...

David