want to paint ford 8n engine: looking for suggesti

I have painted three engines - all with enamel and two with a brush. This one was done on the stand, and I put a second coat on after several hours when the paint was still tacky. This kept the second coat from running but still bonded well with the first coat and smoothed out real well. I prefer to paint on a working engine though. I still put two coats on in the same manner as above, but after letting the second coat sit overnight (still wet paint), I start the tractor up and run it for quite some time. The heat will actually smooth the paint to almost glass, and gives it a hard shell (baked enamel). It works great.

BTW - I brush all my cast iron unless I just happen to have it sitting out by a sprayer. I have done tractors both ways, and like the thickness you can get by brushing - and the rough cast iron hides the brush strokes very well.

Good luck,
Dan

Just get the loos paint and rust off with a wire brush, and degrease before painting.

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Matt

John Smith has some..

Here is his website link:

• John Smith Parts

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