Painting Aluminum Heads

[dana60]

I am going to pain my aluminum heads hemi  orange and was wondering if I need a special paint or primer that sticks to aluminum  before I paint it Hemi orange? Thanks all.

 

[ToxicWolf]

Mark painted ours Hemi Orange.  But I'm not sure how he did it. Somebody will jump in here. 

[cudabob496]

primer is always good

[734406pk]

For aluminum alloy, I use zinc chromate primer and have excellent results. Epoxy primer will work as well. What top coat formula are you planning to use? Urethane, enamel or other?

[dana60]

The paint I am going to use is an enamel blend. Thanks.

 

[734406pk]

Zinc chromate will work well with enamel. Good luck with your paint job!

[734406pk]

Wear a respirator, these paints are toxic!

[dana60]

Zinc chromate will work well with enamel. Good luck with your paint job!

Where can I buy this paint? Do you have a link? Thanks.

 

[Oldschool]

Here ya go..   Just scroll down the page and the engine paints are there. They make the best Hemi Orange that is available.  There are 2 Hemi Oranges  --  Street Hemi and Race Hemi.  They are close, but not the same...

http://www.totallyautoinc.com/paint/paint.html

 

[dana60]

Here ya go..   Just scroll down the page and the engine paints are there. They make the best Hemi Orange that is available.  There are 2 Hemi Oranges  --  Street Hemi and Race Hemi.  They are close, but not the same...

http://www.totallyautoinc.com/paint/paint.html

 

Thanks for the info!

[mopar jack]

You can get zinc chromate at most boat repair shops. I've used it on all the alumium and cad or zinc plated parts that need primer. It takes a long time to cure works well.

[734406pk]

Here is a link for the zinc chromate if you can't find it locally:http://search.defender.com/?expression=Zinc%20chromate&s=1

[750-h2]

Self etching spray can primers also work great on aluminum.