Painting Alloy Parts
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:39 pm
First let me start out by saying that my car is never going to be a concours car (far from it) as long as it's in my possession.
I do try to restore things as well as I can and to keep things as original as possible unless I feel there is a compelling reason not to. What is a compelling reason to me may of course not be a good reason for others.
There is a quite a lot of aluminium alloy. Examples include: thermostat housing, oil filter head, starter motor and dynamo end brackets, and some solid replacement pulleys are alloy too as well as big items like the gearbox casing. Obviously, parts such as SU carburettors and distributors are not painted but often the alloy parts are painted in BMC/MOWOG green like the rest of the engine. I usually see these painted alloy parts with the paint falling off and looking worse than if they had not been painted at all.
My personal leaning is not to bother painting alloy parts. What do other people think?
Stephen
I do try to restore things as well as I can and to keep things as original as possible unless I feel there is a compelling reason not to. What is a compelling reason to me may of course not be a good reason for others.
There is a quite a lot of aluminium alloy. Examples include: thermostat housing, oil filter head, starter motor and dynamo end brackets, and some solid replacement pulleys are alloy too as well as big items like the gearbox casing. Obviously, parts such as SU carburettors and distributors are not painted but often the alloy parts are painted in BMC/MOWOG green like the rest of the engine. I usually see these painted alloy parts with the paint falling off and looking worse than if they had not been painted at all.
My personal leaning is not to bother painting alloy parts. What do other people think?
Stephen