POR15 Engine paint

Anyone use POR 15 engine enamel on their :v6: ? I got some Buick Turquoise and its way too dark looking. Anyone have this problem or am I the only one. Stuffs too expensive to not use

 

I've used their exhaust paint.

Seems fine, but I only have about 100 hours on the engine.

 

Is this after its dryed? May be lighter once dried vs. whats in the can. Otherwise I have no usefull info.

Kevo

 

While on the subject, and not to interrupt but, has anyone used the Krylon Buick Green engine paint available through TAPerformance? Just ordered 2 cans hoping it's correct for the Tuxedo resto. I'm a bit finicky when it comes to paint colors.

 

For my intermediate, I picked up some AMC engine paint from American Performance. Looks pretty darn good.

 

since the subject has been brought up, where can I find the metallic mint looking paint that was originally on my 70 :v6: , all of the colors I have tried come out looking like alpine green.

 

Thats what I've been trying to figure out. Thought I had it figured out with the POR Buick Turq. stuff, but its way too dark. I wonder if the Buick Green would be more correct.

 

If ya find the right color, please share, I'm sure I'm not the only one searching.

 

Hres some information I have found in the past.
POR15 Buick Green, nailheads 53-65 Buick Turquois, straight eights 42-52
Dupont Centari, Glade Green . Dupli Color # DE1618 these from a Buick web site.
Some here used Alpine or Detroit Diesel Green. Have used Alpine Green by Duplicolor was close. Also used GCI enamal Alpine Green pretty close.HTH
http://www.classicbuicks.com/paint&.htm#Engine Spray Paints

 

Got my paint from TAPerformance today. It's actually Krylon Engine paint. Seems to match gud. Bummer I spent the dough to buy paint from the other side of da land when I prolly coulda found it my back yard.

 

This is POR-15 Buick Green. The exhaust manifold is painted with POR-12 silver.

 

I tried to get a color chip from POR 15 and they did not have any. There is a long thread on engine paint color on here. Hampstead Green is the color. Wrhirzel if I PM my address to you, could you made me a couple color chips. Steve

Here is a link to the thread, sit back, grab a cold one and read


http://www.earlycj5.net/forums/show...ss-Engine-Enamel-Paint&highlight=engine+paint

 

TA Performance Buick green . pretty good match.

 

I used POR-15 Buick Green for my engine, and POR-20 Silver for my exhaust manifolds when I recently renovated my engine compartment. Here are before and after photos:

 

Here's a pic with the por15 in Buick Torquoise Blue.

 

Looks good. I have the POR 15 engine kit in Buick turquoise sitting on my workbench. I compared an original freeze plug out of my 304 to POR's online swatches. I knew it was not going to match perfect. I can live with that. I'm pleased that it's going to match that good. I called POR and asked if their engine paint is tintable. The answer was NO!

 

High pigment content in POR15. It would take a lot of another color to change it.