How to Paint an Engine Oil Pan

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Summary: Paint an oil pan using a self-etching trim paint--since lacquer won't last long--first painting a light layer, then getting heavier; learn how in this free auto-remodeling video.

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Doug Jenkins Doug, of “Doug Jenkins Custom Hot Rods”, not only servers the entire nation, but even customers outside the U.S have found the shop's services indispensable. ... read more

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How to Paint an Engine Oil Pan

Hi I'm Doug and I work with 20 great guys in Saint Lois at Doug Jenkins Custom Hot Rods. We are going to do some work for you today on Expert Village. The paint that we are using is a self etching trim paint. You don't need a particularly high heat application here, but you do want to make sure the paint has some sort of etching property to it. Just lacquer in a can won't last very long; it will come off in just a few years. This is a paint we use for little things like this it's to expensive to fire up the pain booth just to paint a small piece like this, but for years I always did, I never wanted people to feel that they are dealing with an unhealthy atmosphere in the shop, so I always did everything in the paint booth. Now everybody is more relaxed about it, everyone is more comfortable. First coat of paint you want it to be nice and light, if you put in on to heavy then it runs. The second coat of paint you can hammer down pretty good, but the first coat you want to be a little bit lighter.

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