[Healeys] Painting engine bay

[Elton Schulz]

Ken, have you prepped the area with a solvent to remove any residual oil or 
brake fluid  prior to painting?
Elton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Freese, Ken" <Kendall.Freese at Aerojet.com>
To: "Healey Mail List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 6:15 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Painting engine bay


>I have been painting my engine bay with a Preval sprayer. It has a spray
> head, a cartridge of propellant, and a glass jar for the paint.
> I seem to be getting a lot of orange peel and an excess amount near
> places that once saw brake fluid, like around the master cylinders. I
> have used primer and I have thinned the paint plenty per instructions. I
> am now on my third go round with sanding smooth and trying again.
> I used to get good results with a Preval when they used CFC's. Now the
> box says isobutanes. Is that the problem or still my technique?
> The paint store offered to put the paint in aerosol cans for $5 which is
> more than the Preval.
> Thanks,
> Ken Freese
> 65 BJ8