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Hi all
I just took out my 1.9DG over the weekend in preparation for the Ej25 converison.

The engine bay is obviously very dirty/rusty and I would like to tidy it up an clean paint it.
What is my best options for painting the engine bay? Would it be Rustloem with a brush or would something else be a better option?
Its not a show vehicle so the finish does not need to be perfect, just a nice clean look.
Thanks

Clean as best as you can, Vactan (only where needed) then Rustloem, which brushes on pretty well indeed. You might need to thin it a bit, and I found it takes a while to harden properly, more so I bet in this cold weather. That is what I would do.

Awesome - thanks m8

In these temps as ghost says it will take a while to harden off. Ive also found that when dried and hardened the paint tends to become very " brittle " .

What about POR 15 Rust paint?

Very limited colours but black would be OK.

I cleaned up & hammerited mine in black and still looks ok after 2 years:

Darker colours make the engine bay seem more spacious - there's loads of room to work in there

Someones nicked his engine

Dazco wrote:Someones nicked his engine

Good riddance, bloody one I had at that point had had it!

Liking the glossy black engine bay lots


Might well do that myself at some point

Cheers John, would recommend it mate as it looks nice and tidy and seems to have lasted really well.

Satin black hammerite for me, it looks really good (satin hides the imperfections more) and made a massive improvement on the scabby old paint.