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Which red for the color of a 1955 ist series gmc 248 from a 1/2 ton. Carter's says gmc redorange which doesn't sound right. I have seen gm crimson red as a notation.
Should I prime the parts? Insides of the sheet metal stay metal or do they get paint?
Bell housing the same as the block?
Should the mating surfaces be painted and then assembled?
Contrasting bolt colors or build it up and shoot the whole thing gasket sides and all?

I expect the starter/generator/fan brackets to be black. Which black?
Thanks for the advice.

Paull

The Chev orange/red is deffinitly wrong. It was a deeper red like Crysler or Buick. I use primer on bare metal surfaces & Rustoleom rusty -metal- primer on rusted surfaces. Don,t paint the inside. If it comes loose it can clog oil passages. I believe the bell housing was not painted from the factory. Duplicolor has a paint called builders cast coat. It looks like cast iron. I lke to assemble the engine & paint it all. On the pulleys & brackets etc. use Ace hardware premium in a black can. Semi-flat black.Krylon also has a semi-flat black but it is duller. I use it under fenders & core supports & inner fenders. Now after you spend about 50 bucks on aerosols you will have a whole cabinate full like I do.

Crimson Red is the correct GMC engine color from 1951-1958. GM code was 514. Dupont Nason 54701BD in urethane.

Carter sent me orange 49-59 6cyl bar code pt118
3051. I think this in incorrect color. Anyone try this with success, this seems like valve cove paint of the 60's. Chevrolet v8 manifold color.

GMC Now I am doing a 53 228 engine. I feel the crimson red is correct but the Filling Station lists the dark grey as authentic for this engine. Any help?

I think gray was the color of Chevy 216, 235, 261s. GMC should be red as mentioned above. I paint all the parts before they go together with the exception of internal mating services. All the bolts I use get a clear coat on them and most everything still looks good like that. Once finished I touch up stuff by hand with a small detail brush.

Jeff

pgossett,

What is the part number for the Filling Station GMC 228 engine paint? I find their search feature difficult to use and only see Chevy engine paints.

Tim

Others may argue, but the rattlecan duplicolor 1607 was almost a perfect match to the to the original engine paint on my 59 270. The shade of that crimson red varied from plant to plant and day to day.

What is the pre-1951 GMC 228 engine color? I'm going to be painting an engine for a 1946 1/2 ton.

If you want a urethane paint, there is a DuPont code on oldGMCtrucks.com (upper right corner of the page).