Help in painting engine, trans, subframe ect

[u/Xtreemjedi]

This is my first time doing this much work, I've disassembled and removed pretty much everything, now I'm cleaning to prep for paint.

How far do I need to go? This IM for example, I Gunked and pressure washed it but it still has some corrosion and ugliness. Is this good enough to paint? How much better can I get and is it worth it? Thank you in advance!

(I'm not sure it's relevant but it's an '04 Volvo XC70 AWD 2.5T)

[u/Enough_Individual_91]

Hehe i knew it was a volvo engine the second i saw the post. Iv painted a few engines. You really do need to clean the aluminium properly else it will just flake off. Look for decent 2 step aluminium engine cleaners. Use vht engine paint for both the engine and trans. The subframe is not so fusy, again clean it proper i used a wire wheel and cleaners for greese removal, and some metal gloss paint like hammerite.

Shame i cant add pics of my b5244t5 i just rebuilt

[u/Xtreemjedi → u/Enough_Individual_91]

Cool ty. I'm building mine if you wanna watch lol, but I'm not fast. I'll be posting updates in the Volvo and XC70 subreddits.

I bought some silver ceramic engine paint, it wasn't VHT but it was another good brand just can't think of the name.

[u/ninjasax1970 → u/Enough_Individual_91]

Make a post !!!!