Alternator...paint it or not....?

Deividas93GT · 02-17-2003, 10:47 PM

Hey, I just got a used 3G alternator off of a 95 GT and it looks really nasty. I was thinking about sanding it down, priming it and painting it silver to match my march alternator bracket. My question is: Would I do any damage to it by any chance by painting it?

Deividas93GT · 02-18-2003, 08:47 AM

crazypete · 02-18-2003, 02:46 PM

I've managed to wash, sand, polish and paint every piece of external engine hardware from the alternator to the distributor cap and the clutch fan and I have yet to have any problems as a result of the paint.

Have fun!

For silver, try the duplicolor chrome spraypaint: comes out almost mirrored. You'll have to clearcoat over it as it "smudges" if you try to polish it. I painted an entire 79 fiat spider mirrored once. Was great: I could blind people around me on a sunny day

02-17-2003, 10:47 PM	#1
Deividas93GT Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Dearborn Hts, MI Posts: 13	Alternator...paint it or not....? Hey, I just got a used 3G alternator off of a 95 GT and it looks really nasty. I was thinking about sanding it down, priming it and painting it silver to match my march alternator bracket. My question is: Would I do any damage to it by any chance by painting it? __________________ 93 GT, 5 speed....Full Exhaust, 373's, Nitto DR's....1.92/13.90/97(26x10.5 ET Streets)

02-18-2003, 08:47 AM	#2
Deividas93GT Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Dearborn Hts, MI Posts: 13	ttt __________________ 93 GT, 5 speed....Full Exhaust, 373's, Nitto DR's....1.92/13.90/97(26x10.5 ET Streets)

02-18-2003, 02:46 PM	#3
crazypete Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 592	I've managed to wash, sand, polish and paint every piece of external engine hardware from the alternator to the distributor cap and the clutch fan and I have yet to have any problems as a result of the paint. Have fun! For silver, try the duplicolor chrome spraypaint: comes out almost mirrored. You'll have to clearcoat over it as it "smudges" if you try to polish it. I painted an entire 79 fiat spider mirrored once. Was great: I could blind people around me on a sunny day __________________ 91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior