Chevy orange engine paint ?

[Kurt S]

Problem with most rattlecans is that they are too glossy. Original engine paint is a semi-gloss.

[Rat_Pack]

Kurt is right, most rattle can paints are too glossy. I have always used Dupont Centari enamel with a hardener. To get the correct sheen or gloss I will add a flatening agent unless the car will be driven a lot then I do not add it. I like to be able to clean the engine with a rag and window cleaner or similar product so I usually leave them glossy. Oh the color I use is Hugger Orange as it is not as red as the original paint and it just looks better. Also by using the Centari, or any other brand of enamel with hardener, the color will not change as much and it will not flake and peel off if done properly. Check out the picture of a 69 SS396 driver I did last year. This is just my two cents worth also........................RatPack............... ...... [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Seattle Sam]

Micky, Kurt, and RatPack,
I was at our local restoration shop today and he had collected about five different paint samples all called Chevy Engine Orange. Out of the bunch, the POR-15 was much more red than the others. The colors of the others were between the POR-15 and the more yellow "Mopar Hemi" orange.

Do any of you have a color code that you believe is the closest to the original Chevy Orange? Is it the POR-15 color? If not, what is the code for the DuPont Centari paint?

Any help is appreciated, the shop is restoring a 1967 big block Camaro and he wants to get it right..

Thanks in advance!
-Sam

[All American Racer]

Great post, I think the prep is as important as the paint job. When I was a kid the engine came out of my 73 every winter just for paint. It always seemed to peel off the cylinder heads, from the heat I'm sure. I want to pull the 396 from my newly acquired Nova and paint it but this time I have to do my homework on prep as well as paint. Marc