DavidF -

Not to butt in front of Denny's answer to your question -- I feel that it takes more than two rattle cans to paint an engine.

I bought three rattle cans and one pint of engine paint from The Filling Station. I used almost all of it - and my paint is on pretty thin. I sprayed extra coats on the valve cover and push rod cover. The third can would be used up painting touch up spots and small parts - screws and bolts. So, I'm shooting the screws and bolts with an airbrush and paint from the pint.

I'm painting the engine while it is in the truck. Don't know if that makes any difference on the amount of paint used.

Rubber spark plug boots were used in '54 - don't know what year they started using them.

- Lonnie
My '54 3104
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