To do the right job means removing everything under the hood. This means
brake lines, wires, fuse block, brake booster etc. Likewise to paint the
engine means removing most things that bolt on. I would just give things a
good cleaning with engine cleaner and then paint everything by hand. It
won't be perfect but neither would it be perfect unless everything was
removed and sprayed. Just my 2 cents worth.
...Art
On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, Benjamin Ruset wrote:
> I'm most likely going to send my B to the body shop next month, but I need
> some advice first.
>
> The engine compartment is a mess. There are wires all over, some of which I
> have no idea what they do. The innards are coated in black dirt, and it
> generally looks like crap. Do I have the body shop pull the engine, clean
> out the engine compartment and have them paint the car *and* the engine at
> the same time, or do I just do it all myself?
>
> I'd really like to just hand the car to someone and say - "do the engine
> compartment" - I want the car to look nice, but I'm really afraid of
> messing with the wiring under there. Anybody in NJ up to this challenge? =)
>
>
> BEN RUSET - http://www.monmouth.com/~bruset
> Safety Fast & MG Cars Webring - http://www.infi-pos.com/~oasis
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