Like the classic Clint Eastwood movie, this morning I have The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly....,but we're having fun.
The Good - I forgot to set my clock back so I was out of bed at 4:30 and got an early start on things. The test boards all got taped off in sections (5 sections in all), and the spraying has begun. There will be 5 paints used including: Ames, OEM, PlastiKote 208, Tieman, and a mix from the formula provided on the PontiacPower page that is frequently referenced on this site. I am not going to disclose which paint is which. I am not sure what I am going to do once I have all the samples sprayed since I really don't have a "datum point" to which to compare them. OPH indicated he had some very nice old valve covers stashed away in a hermitically sealed vault, so maybe I can suck him into this folly. Anyone else have something with original engine paint that has not been subjected to 41 years of heat cycling, grease, oil et cetera?
The brisket was pretty good as well.
The Bad - The first engine paint I sprayed has reacted with the base coat paint and is checking somewhat. Nothing I can do about that, but I am enacting plans B and C. This means I should have even more samples to distribute. I assume all the paints will have a similar reaction.
The Ugly - The picture which shows the checking. It's not that bad, but after all this work it is disappointing. Here's a few pictures.
