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How To Prep Aluminum Engine For Paint. I used it before i painted the lower rad tank with semi gloss black lacquer. Aluminum develops a corrosion layer faster than you. Use a soda media to clean paint. Aluminum is simply not easy to paint. A note on painting aluminum engine blocks: Most of your spray bomb engine paints will live just fine as you have mentioned if you get the surface prepped correctly. I have no problem with the idea of painting it but it takes a lot of prep work compared to steel or iron. Etching primer contains phosphoric acid, but it isn't close to what a separate wash with phosphoric acid can do. Fill the hopper on your media blaster with media. Zinc chromate is the best primer to use on aluminum, it's the prerequisite in the aircraft industry. You can test the cure time by touching your thumb to a taped off portion of the engine—it should be slightly tacky but shouldn’t smear.

A note on painting aluminum engine blocks: I used it before i painted the lower rad tank with semi gloss black lacquer. Most of your spray bomb engine paints will live just fine as you have mentioned if you get the surface prepped correctly. Aluminum is simply not easy to paint. Etching primer contains phosphoric acid, but it isn't close to what a separate wash with phosphoric acid can do. Aluminum develops a corrosion layer faster than you. You can test the cure time by touching your thumb to a taped off portion of the engine—it should be slightly tacky but shouldn’t smear. I have no problem with the idea of painting it but it takes a lot of prep work compared to steel or iron. Zinc chromate is the best primer to use on aluminum, it's the prerequisite in the aircraft industry. Fill the hopper on your media blaster with media.

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How To Prep Aluminum Engine For Paint You can test the cure time by touching your thumb to a taped off portion of the engine—it should be slightly tacky but shouldn’t smear. Most of your spray bomb engine paints will live just fine as you have mentioned if you get the surface prepped correctly. Use a soda media to clean paint. A note on painting aluminum engine blocks: Aluminum is simply not easy to paint. You can test the cure time by touching your thumb to a taped off portion of the engine—it should be slightly tacky but shouldn’t smear. Etching primer contains phosphoric acid, but it isn't close to what a separate wash with phosphoric acid can do. I used it before i painted the lower rad tank with semi gloss black lacquer. Zinc chromate is the best primer to use on aluminum, it's the prerequisite in the aircraft industry. Fill the hopper on your media blaster with media. I have no problem with the idea of painting it but it takes a lot of prep work compared to steel or iron. Aluminum develops a corrosion layer faster than you.