Well, thanks to searching the posts on this forum, I learned I should paint my engines with Rustoleum Canvas White.
And, this is spot on.
Here is a question, though… My engines are green underneath the white, but…
The white is an exceedingly thorough paint job.
Did Hatteras repaint the engines from green to white when they built the boat?
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03-10-2023 07:52 PM #1
Engine paint
Brett Portzer 1972 Hatteras 43DC331
2019- SUPERNOVA Waterford, NY
1977-2019 CAROL-SUE Baltimore, MD
1972-1977 C.VALPRISANN IV Boston, MA
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03-10-2023 08:48 PM #2Senior Member
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Re: Engine paint
They start out green when they are new and slowly turn white as you replace parts.
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03-10-2023 08:49 PM #3Senior Member
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Re: Engine paint
Once it's completely white, you can officially call it "rebuilt" in the For Sale ad
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Re: Engine paint
Just finished painting ours. White is best to spot any type of leaks. IMO. Sky’s perfectly painted original gray should also be easy to spot. So a matter of opinion. Just restarting out clean and painted is a maintenance game changer.
1966 34c
1982 46 HP
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Re: Engine paint
I’ve always heard that prep is the most important part of painting. How do you prep a Detroit for paint?
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Vincent Castigliola
Lilly Marie - 43 DC 1983
Pascagoula, Mississippi
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03-11-2023 12:26 PM #6Senior Member
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Re: Engine paint
I've painted my 1963 6V53s several times. For prep I use low-odor mineral spirits in a plastic pump-spray bottle and put sorbent pads under the engine. The mineral sprits removes the oil quickly and dries quickly. Its flash point is high enough not to be a problem and the bilge blowers keep the odor down. Let the mineral spirts dry and scrape any peeling paint, then spray those spots again with mineral spirits. The objective is to start at the top and rinse the oily residue downwards. Brush prime any bare spots with Rustoleum Rusty Metal Primer. Let that dry for 24 hours and paint with white Rustoleum. I use a small disposable brushes on the block and small areas and larger disposable brushes on larger areas. Components that can be removed like valve covers and intake silencers can be sprayed off the boat with Rustoleum.
Partially painted engine below.
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03-20-2023 01:23 PM #8
Re: Engine paint
That looks great, attempting the same thing, pretty much.
Thanks for the info!Brett Portzer 1972 Hatteras 43DC331
2019- SUPERNOVA Waterford, NY
1977-2019 CAROL-SUE Baltimore, MD
1972-1977 C.VALPRISANN IV Boston, MA
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Re: Engine paint
That does look good. Thanks for the tip.
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Vincent Castigliola
Lilly Marie - 43 DC 1983
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Rather than history as a peaceful continuum interrupted by war, “For the first time in the nation's history men in authority are talking about an "emergency" without a foreseeable end" _ C. Wright Mills 1956
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03-20-2023 07:14 PM #10Senior Member
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Re: Engine paint
Did you use a brush or spray ?