I cleaned my block with a hot pressure washer, blew it dry, treated with Ospho, hot pressure washer again, blew it dry again, primed with extreme heat Rustoleum engine primer and painted with dark gray engine paint from The Filling Station. Looks like new three years later.

1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission