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dcdoug 04-26-2010 08:34 PM
Gold Cadmium Paint
 
Has anyone used a gold cadmium colored paint on their canton oil pan for touch-ups? I just welded on an oil drain back fitting and want to paint it to generally match the canton pan and don't really want to have the pan re-plated for something that you can't really see very well and will have a hose covering most of it anyway...

I have found a few places that seem to have it, but was wondering if anyone had any recommendations.

Hitch 04-26-2010 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dcdoug (Post 1046819)
Has anyone used a gold cadmium colored paint on their canton oil pan for touch-ups? I just welded on an oil drain back fitting and want to paint it to generally match the canton pan and don't really want to have the pan re-plated for something that you can't really see very well and will have a hose covering most of it anyway...

I have found a few places that seem to have it, but was wondering if anyone had any recommendations.
Instead of trying to match the coating I sanded, scuffed, primed and painted my Canton pan a gloss black.

mickmate 04-26-2010 09:53 PM
Hey Doug, good job. I tried an Eastwood CAD paint kit and didn't like the results much. If you just use a gold color that's close we won't tell anyone.

dcdoug 04-27-2010 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by mickmate (Post 1046828)
Hey Doug, good job. I tried an Eastwood CAD paint kit and didn't like the results much. If you just use a gold color that's close we won't tell anyone.
There is a corvette restoration place of all things that sells a gold that's supposed to be Cad paint color. I may give it a shot. Need to find out if it can handle heat. I looked at the Eastwood stuff - not cheap and seemed like overkill for the tiny area I have to paint. Good to know that you didn't like the look.

If I end up replating the pan, I would do it in silver, not gold. But I doubt I will.

EDIT: Just spoke with Virginia Vettes and he has this stuff. Way better deal at $5.95 than Eastwood, doesn't have the red and green tint though, which I don't want anyway. Can handle engine heat and doesn't need to be primed. And the guy swears that his Vette paint will work on a Ford....:D

http://www.virginiavettes.com/paint.htm

I'll report back after I try it.

DAVID GAGNARD 04-27-2010 12:17 PM
http://www.virginiavettes.com/paint.htm

I'll report back after I try it.[/quote]

Please do, I scuffed mine down and just used a gold color that I thougth was close, turns out it wasn't even close once it dried.....doesn't look anything like the original color........

David

Silverback51 04-27-2010 02:54 PM
The cat I ran over never complained about the color.:eek: %/

dcdoug 04-27-2010 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Silverback51 (Post 1047005)
The cat I ran over never complained about the color.:eek: %/
If it was a tabby, mabye the color looked right. :LOL:

dcdoug 05-13-2010 04:05 PM
I just found out that Canton will re-plate an oil pan for $25. I might go that route instead since I haven't put it on the car yet. So I might not end up using the gold CAD paint I got.

coupeute 05-14-2010 11:34 PM
Just go to the back door of any local plating shop with your pan and a six pack of beer and the problem is solved !

dcdoug 05-15-2010 03:52 AM
I had called around and it was shockingly expensive. More than $100.

dcdoug 07-09-2010 08:24 PM
I am attaching some pics of the gold cad paint on my pan. The color is a great match and looks good, although it obviously doesn't have any of the red/green tint in it. Perfect for oil pan touch-ups in a smaller area, probably not so great for anything sitting on top of your engine. I'm told it will look even better with a bit of age on it. Who knows.

http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/pict...pictureid=3720 http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/pict...pictureid=3719 http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/pict...pictureid=3721

computerworks 07-09-2010 08:31 PM
(fixed the tags...

You had said you wanted to insert a "Link"...so I told you "url" for the tag.

You actually inserted images, so I changed the tag to "img"

dcdoug 07-09-2010 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by computerworks (Post 1063844)
(fixed the tags...

You had said you wanted to insert a "Link"...so I told you "url" for the tag.

You actually inserted images, so I changed the tag to "img"
Ah, thanks!

DougD 07-12-2010 10:03 AM
While you have that Canton pan off, I'd suggest pressure testing all the welds.

Nice pans, but some leak like a sieve......

Blittleton 07-12-2010 03:04 PM
I see that some didn't like the the Eastwood paint. Think if you do it right it looks fantastic.

Bill

Racer_X 07-12-2010 04:43 PM
Eastwood has some good products, no doubt. But a lot of times their prices are beyond high. They're freaking expensive! If you do a little googling, I've found some things cheaper than 50% less than Eastwood.

That said, I do like how they've gone thru the trouble and collected the necessary products in one catalog and I still sometimes order from them, kinda paying for the time I use their catalog and buy elsewhere.

dcdoug 07-12-2010 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by DougD (Post 1064242)
While you have that Canton pan off, I'd suggest pressure testing all the welds.

Nice pans, but some leak like a sieve......
Too late! But they were visually inspected...%/ I guess we will find out.


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