Inner wing paint

[Dangermouse]

After working on the engine bay I will be spraying it and the inner wings. But What type of paint to use. I've seen a lot of gloss inner wings, but I believe this was not original, as a semi gloss was used by Rover. Is this still around or anything like it that will take the heat in an engine bay ?

 

[quattro]

After working on the engine bay I will be spraying it and the inner wings. But What type of paint to use. I've seen a lot of gloss inner wings, but I believe this was not original, as a semi gloss was used by Rover. Is this still around or anything like it that will take the heat in an engine bay ?

I used this stuff

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/Acces ... &0&cc5_161

Worked a treat

Richard

 

[Cooper99]

Dangermouse; did you find out which 2k-paint to use for the inner wings? I'm about to repaint the engine bay in my car and I want it to be as near the original as possible.

 

[Willy Eckerslyke]

I did mine recently with POR-15 Rust Preventive Paint in Semi Gloss Black which looks very similar to the original finish, in my opinion at least.

 

[SydneyRoverP6B]

Dangermouse wrote,...

I've seen a lot of gloss inner wings, but I believe this was not original, as a semi gloss was used by Rover. Is this still around or anything like it that will take the heat in an engine bay ?

The inner guards within the engine bay on my Rover, and indeed on most Rovers that I have seen locally (i.e for the Australian market) were all painted with a gloss finish. This paint will have been applied within the Leyland plant in New Zealand, where the Rovers were assembled.

Ron.

 

[ghce]

Only ever seen gloss here in NZ

 

[DesmoDuke]

Hi, I sprayed my v8s engine bay and boot area in satin black, I mixed 3/4 gloss with 1/4 matt cellulose, I was told this was the factory paint used in the 70's.

 

[drabbers]

The level of sheen looks like the original finish.
I revealed factory original paint just like that under some flaky Matt black paint a while ago.

Mark