Folks,
I'm trying to find a modern high-temp engine paint in the old Ford Red-Orange for my 1955 Ford Fairlane car Y-block engine: Which companies and what specific products can you recommend? Brand, part numbers?
Thanks, JLB

55 Ford Crown Victoria Steel Top

I like Duplicolor engine DE1653 Red. I even use it for touch up. I spray it into the lid and brush it on with a soft brush artist brush. I use AutoZone brake clean on a tee shirt rag first, never direct spray. . Never had a problem with it coming off. I personally have not had the engine out of the vehicle. It was a new rebuild when I bought the car 10 yrs ago. I do not what red paint was on it. 

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

Hirsch Automotive Products has the correct red/orange paint.  They call it TBird Red.  I've used it and its good.   www.hirschauto.com


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

It's the rule, not the exception, for the intake manifold heat crossover for the choke to burn off the paint on the manifold. Aftermarket intake-manifold gaskets have a smaller hole for the crossover, which claims to prevent the paint from burning off. I live in a climate where the temperature rarely drops to/below freezing, so I will have the crossover blocked off at the intake/heads when the engine is rebuilt. I have a modern carburetor/w electric choke. 

You might look at the red/orange ceramic caliper paint at O'Reilleys or Auto Zone, etc.  It is very near the right shade of red and it is high temp as well as resists oil/fuel fairly well.  Brake calipers get very hot and are subject to harsh environments, so the paint works well for engine paint.  Also, the silver ceramic caliper paint works decent on manifolds/exhaust manifolds.  Joe-JDC

JDC

I use the intake gasket with the small hole and it works good.  Did a cross country trip and it didn't burn off the paint. Hirsch paint





54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

I've been ushing Hirsch for decades. Proper color. You can spray or brush it. It actually do a nice job brushing it on. Thats all I have ever done. Easy to touch up down the road with a small brush. Holds up extremely well.

I've been ushing Hirsch for decades. Proper color. You can spray or brush it. It actually does a nice job brushing it on. Thats all I have ever done. Easy to touch up down the road with a small brush. Holds up extremely well.

I don't know for sure, ..but some say the Hirsch Red has more Orange in it than they like.. Tends to look to much like paint for that "other engine"... 


Paul

  

  

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)