Engine paint ??

[Mattmoto441]

Has anyone used this crysler orange before?? I thought I ordered hemi orange, but this looks more of a copper ish to me .

 

[pishta]

There were 2 colors 'hemi' and 'street hemi'. If that is 'chrysler orange', it may not even be the hemi shades.

 

[krazykuda]

Plasti Kote 226 Orange...

 

[doug 371]

some of the hemi oranges have gold metallic if that's what you're seeing...

 

[Mopar44134]

yep...i used it. Picture makes it look more red but there is a noticeable difference.

 

[CRUZE 418]

You may want Race Hemi Orange. P-4120751AB. It has a lighter or yelloish look. Mancinni Racing. Pricey with shipping.

 

[Mattmoto441]

The hemi looks a tad brighter on the cap .

 

[MOPAROFFICIAL]

I've used it. It's kind of a flat orange, looked pale once it dried...so another coat went on.
They didnt have hemi orange, so I ended up with that. I'm going with chrysler industrial red on my 340 for my 67. Done nothing but orange for the last 30 years. I dont like the chry blue at all.

 

[mopowers]

Stop looking at the caps. Those are a rough approximation of the color, at best.

 

[Mattmoto441]

I did a quick test spray on a oil pan that had hemi orange on it 15 years ago and it's a match to that. So race hemi orange is probably a brighter shade

 

[Mattmoto441]

Got the block sprayed tonight

 

[Nat]

this is the hemi orange I used , i'll try to find the exact color. looks bright orange to me

 

[Mattmoto441]

this is the hemi orange I used , i'll try to find the exact color. looks bright orange to me

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That looks like race hemi orange

 

[CRUZE 418]

Me too.

 

[CRUZE 418]

Me too.

 

[Mattmoto441]

Well its complete

 

[Krooser]

I use brush on paint...covers better and has a lot of gloss.

 

[dartfreak75]

I'm using the mopar performance spray bomb paint in mine. Iv sprayed my oil pan so far and it looks great. I'm using the light blue color that would be correct for a 360 in 1975

 

[33IMP]

I know next to nothing about small blocks, so I can't help there but here's what I think I know about chrysler orange. Race hemi orange, carried over from "the orange monster" maxwedge engines, is a very yellow-orange, used on the max and 64/65 race hemis. I've seen at least a couple different shades.
Then there are two versions of street hemi orange 66/67 and 68 up,that are different shades, the later shade being used for engine orange on (I think) 68 up 383s and 440s. (Again, I don't know it's use on small blocks).
Then there is air cleaner orange, which may or may not match fram air filters, and may or may not have changed from about 68/69 to the 73/74 color.
Then there are about three different shades of hemi orange, depending on brand of paint (cans).
Then there's Chevrolet orange, in about five shades, depending on brand, and certain Chevy paint can be closer to the right shade than the wrong brand of chrysler paint.
Then there's the tractor paint that some swear is right.

So, who knows what is right? And who cares?