Painting Engine Bay!

stimpy29 said

Will do. I was going to get a shot of it on Sunday, but the weather was so bad I didn't get a chance to work on the car. I should be finishing up on Saturday and ready for primer. I'll take some photos at that point.

Quick question, before priming, is there some type of recommended product or solution to give the bare metal a good cleaning? Obviously I need to get the excess grit and sand down any high spots. Just curious.

Thanks.

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What I used was some kind of metal etching solution. My friend poured some in a jar and gave it to me. I don't know the name of it but it is a green colored liquid. I would wipe it on the metal let it dry for a little while then wipe it off. The metal would be super smooth before I put it on but after wards it had a rough feel to it. You more than likely can Goggle something up that would work or go to your local auto paint supply and they will have it. I think as long as you use exposy primer you should be fine but I did both just to make sure.