Rustolium Engine Pimer?

[Guest]

What's up guys?

Has anyone ever used rustolium high temp engine primer before on your motor? If so can you give me some info on it please?

Peace!
Supavert

[Sci85]

I've used various Rustoleum primers. They work fine. But don't expect any rattle can paint to hold up to abuse like automotive paints that use hardeners or powder coat. I try to keep the rattle can stuff to pieces that don't get a lot of use or exposure to chemicals or the elements if I want it to last.

[TheCafeKid]

I've used both their primer and their new-ish line of high temp engine paints. I actually like the way it sprays and goes down better than the Duplicolor products I've used for years. I DIDN'T like their shades however. The aluminum (they have two different shades of that that I have found and neither are "correct") didn't look right, and the black has a very "chocolate" quality to it in bright direct sunlight.
Another thing I found, and this is likely more important than anything else, is that like Krylon, the Rustoleum products are not compatible with Duplicolor products. After painting an engine with the Rusto black (including the side covers and all) after many many hours of prep, I decided that it didn't look close enough to Suzi black as the Duplicolor product did. I gave it a couple days to off gas and then scuffed it up to repaint with Duplicolor. Almost instantly upon hitting the engine, the Duplicolor wrinkled and curled like it was being layed down over an oily surface....

After realizing what was happening, I then spent a couple of days using aircraft stripper to remove all the paint from the engine and covers to start fresh. That was a nightmare, a mess, and a heap of work....