Painting an engien bay: Which products and technique.
Discussion
I'm after some knowledgable advice here chaps!
I'm currently stripping back and sorting the engine bay in my 1993 Cavalier with a view to painting it myself. On the whole, it's in good order with no serious rot, just some surface rust that I've buffed back to clean metal with a flap disc on the grinder.
90% of the bay will still have the factory paint which I intend to leave in place, rub back with some fine emery cloth of evern a Scotchbright then apply the new paint on top - my assumption is something like UPol acid etch primer in a few light coats will suffice?
For the bare metal and some areas where very slight rust lingers, I figured I could apply a couple of coats of rust convertor / killer such as Jenolite then apply the etch primer directly on top of that? On that note, are there any rust killers / convertors that are particularly effective?
Finally, I'd rather avoid complex paint systems as I'm doing it myself so I'd hoped to use a 1k pre-mixed paint to give the colour and a decent gloss / level of finish with minimal fuss and without the need to apply an activator or a clear coat.
99% of it will be hiden from view so durability is the key here but again, I do want a decent finish. My concerns is using the wrong products and have it reaction onr not adhere properly.
Any tips / recommendations is greatly appreciated.
Some images to help set the scene:
Many thanks in advance
I'm currently stripping back and sorting the engine bay in my 1993 Cavalier with a view to painting it myself. On the whole, it's in good order with no serious rot, just some surface rust that I've buffed back to clean metal with a flap disc on the grinder.
90% of the bay will still have the factory paint which I intend to leave in place, rub back with some fine emery cloth of evern a Scotchbright then apply the new paint on top - my assumption is something like UPol acid etch primer in a few light coats will suffice?
For the bare metal and some areas where very slight rust lingers, I figured I could apply a couple of coats of rust convertor / killer such as Jenolite then apply the etch primer directly on top of that? On that note, are there any rust killers / convertors that are particularly effective?
Finally, I'd rather avoid complex paint systems as I'm doing it myself so I'd hoped to use a 1k pre-mixed paint to give the colour and a decent gloss / level of finish with minimal fuss and without the need to apply an activator or a clear coat.
99% of it will be hiden from view so durability is the key here but again, I do want a decent finish. My concerns is using the wrong products and have it reaction onr not adhere properly.
Any tips / recommendations is greatly appreciated.
Some images to help set the scene:
Many thanks in advance
Incidentally, Bilt Hamber products seem to come up time and time again but I'm a bit bewildered by what would be needed - I could etch prime the clean, bare metal and be done with it but for extra peace of mind and rust erradicating, could a rust killer such as Hydrate 80 be used on all bare metal and any lingering rust followed by a decent etch primner then finally the top coat?
http://www.bilthamber.com/corrosion-treatments
http://www.bilthamber.com/corrosion-treatments
Judging by the plastic film on your suspension parts I presume you have already been using some rust removal products? Bilt Hamber is good stuff but tbh for what you are doing I would just acid etch prime the baremetal areas then prep and paint the whole bay. I am not a fan of aerosol paints for a decent finish and the colour match is nearly always poor. Doing it by gun would be the be way to go imo. With the amount of different small areas you are going to paint you may aswell do it properly and not end up with a patchwork quilt!
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