Painting a 1GM10

Ubergeekian

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Since I have the head, alternator and starter off my engine, it seems like a good time to clean and paint the port side, which is rather grubby and rusty. Any bright ideas for paint or will any old stuff do? I'm tempted just to wire brush it, get some metal prep on, mask it up and give it a couple of coats of red oxide and couple of grey spray enamel.

PS Have now discovered that as well as coked up exhaust port, burned valves, blocked cooling water feed and duff thermostat, the exhaust valve was bent. I'm amazed the damn thing ran at all.
 
I used the cast iron primer from Hammerite and then a can of the proper Yanmar spray paint. Reasonably successful but started to lift after about 10 years. New owner has done the same - will let you know in 10 years whether it still works.
 
Wow! Bought mine circa 1995 before Gordon was in charge of our money! Does do the job - but if you are only doing the block, silver Hammerite will be OK. I bought the proper stuff because I had to do the front cover as well - and it shows.
 
Def not a fan of Hammerite but this is one job ( apart from the garden gate) that I might use it for (have used it for) IIRC it is available in spray cans if that is useful.

Halfords sell engine paint. But the 1GM10 does not run hot enough to justify paying any extra for heat resistant paint.

Get rid of rust, grease and oil first what ever you use
 
typical yanmar prices!!!

take an item to an automotive paint shop for colour match and ask what they have or can get hold of.
If not get near matched cans from automotive shops etc.

Bit of a tip it will be better to spray and hand paint as you will be able to get into all those nooks and crannies with the spray and give good coverage when accessible by brush.

Another is to clean down and degrease with jiser etc and then wash off, then using brush and Gun Wash Thinners from again auto shop supplying trade clean down again to remove all residual oil/contaminants.
The Gun Wash Thinners is about £10 for 5 litres, it also softens the paint before painting anew.
One tip i will adopt is in cold weather i open the brush can (not aerosol) and heat via the cooker. this makes the paint flow better.
Common sense here ok?
 
There has been a previous thread in which the possible change of specification of Hammerite smooth (aka Smoothrite at one time) has been discussed.

When I repainted my Bukh in around 2000 I compared Bukh's own paint with Smoothrite/Hammerite and reckoned they were exactly the same product. I used the Hammerite stuff and it adhered well and still looked good a couple of years later. I didn't use a primer.

I guess that a similar colour to the one of your engine is available in their range.
 
Tractol

Tractol synthetic enamel. Works a treat, lasts for years, no priming and didn't always use undercoat. Mixes with grease and oil if lump is not totally clean. Available from agricultural dealers. I once hand Painted a S2a Landrover with it using a roller, on a very hot day. It looked as though it had been sprayed. Great stuff.
 
vyv_cox said:
There has been a previous thread in which the possible change of specification of Hammerite smooth (aka Smoothrite at one time) has been discussed.

When I repainted my Bukh in around 2000 I compared Bukh's own paint with Smoothrite/Hammerite and reckoned they were exactly the same product. I used the Hammerite stuff and it adhered well and still looked good a couple of years later. I didn't use a primer.

I guess that a similar colour to the one of your engine is available in their range.
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yep

agree there vyv thats what I used for mine it is fine.

bob
 
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