The Dragtime News - Using POR-15 Aluminum Spray Paint On My Orange, Rusty Cast Iron Water Pump

Using POR-15 Aluminum Spray Paint On My Orange, Rusty Cast Iron Water Pump

When I was attending the Performance Racing Industry Show in Indianapolis in December 2016 (see the coverage HERE), one of the companies I saw was POR-15. I've used their black brush-on paint before in the Dragtime Dodge, but what caught my eye at their booth was their line of spray paints. They really looked amazing.

Fast forward a couple of months to me swapping engines in the Dodge. The motor I was taking out was orange and had an orange water pump. The new motor is blue, and I couldn't find the water pump I had for it. The only option was to use the water pump from the old motor. That's when I thought of POR-15's High Temp enamel in aluminum color. That would make the water pump look good on either motor, regardless of color. So I got the Super Starter Kit and some cans of the POR-15 High Temp in aluminum (# 44318).

Here's the before and after. It really looks great!

Here's the new bullet, ready to go. Just needs a water pump.

Here's the one that came out. It's got a few hundred passes and has served me well. Time for a check-n-freshen.

For the life of me I can't find the water pump that I took off of the blue motor before it was sent out, so I'll have to scavenge this one.

Wire wheel, wire brush, gasket scraper, ready to get started. I wire-wheeled all of the rust to remove it and the paint to remove or rough it up. Next, it's time for ...