painting timingbelt cover

[Livolsi, Stephane]

Just replaced the timing belt this weekend and figured while I was at it
I would also paint the timing belt cover... but alas, I couldn't find
any electric yellow high temp paint  :(
Does the timing belt cover actually get that hot that it needs high temp
paint, or would regular enamel do the trick?
Stephane Livolsi
Williams Lake, BC, Canada
86 5KTQ (If you don't know what it means, you aren't in the club)

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>From: 	larry leung[SMTP:l.leung at juno.com]
>Sent: 	September 9, 2000 9:58 PM
>To: 	peter at mysysltd.com; JordanVw at aol.com; 1 Quattro List \\(E-mail\\)
>Subject: 	RE: painting timingbelt cover
>
>I personally had great success using Rusteoleum Black Grille Paint. It's the
>high temp stuff. It even has the correct semi-gloss sheen, holds upt to the
>heat well, and seems reasonably chip resistant. Prep surface per the
>directions. Engine heat seems to bake it. I haven't tried any engine cleaners
>on the painted surfaces though, but oil and gas don't seem to have done
>anything to it.
>
>LL - NY
>
>------Original Message------
>From: "Peter Berrevoets" <peterb at mysysltd.com>
>To: JordanVw at aol.com, "1 Quattro List \\(E-mail\\)" <quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: September 9, 2000 12:29:04 PM GMT
>Subject: RE: painting timingbelt cover
>
>
>I used a double part process on this and it has been holding up well.
>
>First I cleaned and scraped all the grunge off the cover using a wire brush,
>sandpaper and disc brake cleaner (spray).
>
>Then I used Tremclad high heat rust paint in gloss black. Baked it on in the
>oven at 160 deg F. Then used a Canadian Tire product known as Rubberized
>Rocker Guard Paint for two coats. Builds up a thick flexible surface that is
>highly resistant to stone chips and bug teeth. It's not high heat but it's
>been three months and looking fine after 6000K at some pretty high
>velocities. Ontario's cottage country is well known for it's bugs and gravel
>and it hasn't touched this stuff.
>
>HTH
>
>Peter
>1990 200TQ
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
>Behalf Of JordanVw at aol.com
>Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 11:23 AM
>To: bg20300 at binghamton.edu; quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: painting timingbelt cover
>
>
>In a message dated 9/8/00 9:15:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>bg20300 at binghamton.edu writes:
>
><< Hey all.. my timingbelt cover is real nasty (all the black paint is gone
> :).. Anyways, i have now tried twice to paint it and both times it looked
> really nice but within a week had pitted and within a month was back to
> looking nasty...
>
> I am using the black paint that i got from autozone which is supposed to
> be heat resistant.
>
> Also, on the second try I tried getting rid of the old paint (over cleaner
> pulled it right off!) .. but still no better...
>  >>
>
>you can't paint over grease/oil...... clean it first with solvent/wire
>brush.
>   use VHT engine block paint..i use that stuff to paint exhaust systems, it
>stays on..
>chris
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