A nice sunny evening tonight so thought I would continue some of the work on the 11T engine.
Following our agreement on the colour to paint the engine block (
black :ca

, I looked all over the internet for options of what paint to use. When I did the Raider I used VHT Black Aerosol and although the block was nice and evenly covered, it was dull and had a matt finish which made me disappointed. So this time I have decided to use a High Temp Enamel paint, and to again make it a little different, I got a Black Metallic gloss one

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I read that the best way to apply the engine enamel paints was with a Foam Brush (Never heard of such a thing before, so nipped down to Hobbycraft and bought these for £1!:

Thought I would give the back of the engine a couple of coats first to see how it looked before I would apply it to the front (most visible) side of the engine. I was pleased with the results in the end :ay::
Next I turned my attention to the Sump, as you saw when I took it off, it was in a right sorry state:

I gave it a little going over with a wire brush, and that improved it a little, but I knew it needed more work. So I thought I would have another go with the paint stripper I bought some time ago. Instructions are pretty simple, Stipple over the item, then wait. So I stippled:

Was encouraged to find this happening after only a few minutes:

I then gave it a little agitation with a wooden spatula, and WOW! :ai::

So I carried on stippling and scraping:

And finally ended up with this:

Quite Chuffed with the results in the end!! Not sure what I'll do to re-cover it? Perhaps powdercoat it or paint again this time?? Again would welcome any suggestions/recommendations?
Thanks for reading
