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TR2/3/3A TR-3 Oil Pan painting

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Afternoon out there, gorgeous day in Central Tennessee. Have the shop door open and letting all the stinky smells out. I am cleaning up my oil pan in prep for bead blasting it. Anyone know if they were painted on the inside? Kind of looks like it was but I can't be sure. Bottom of the pan looks like the PO's favorite trick was driving over curbs. I might be able to bang it out some but my second question is: will a dished in oil pan gain me the wrath of the concours judges and cause me to lose points?
Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated.
Now its off to the kitchen to start brewing a big cast iron pot of Texas style chili. Yum
Cheers, Tinkerman
 
Oil pans were not painted inside. At least the three or four new Tr4 OEM ones I have seen were not painted inside.
 
Tinkerman,

Oil Pan NOT painted on the inside! I guess the judges would have to be able to see it from the top. Don't think you can see much of anything from underneath unless you get a mirror on a stick. Don Elliot will know more about the judges ability to see it though. Make sure you inspect for any pin holes or rust formation inside or out. Be extra careful with the pan sealing lip and bolt hole areas checking and making sure they are flat. The hole area caves or volcano's depending on which side you look at. Any distortions there is future cause for a leak. BTW - What kind of beef do you throw in the chili and what do you use to make it HOT!?
 
If you think about it, the inside of the oil pan doesn't need any paint. The oil will keep it from rusting...just like it does to the rest of the front end of the car. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
 
I use chuck roast cut up small, with lots of Chili powder cooked all day. Use cerrano peppers and other types of hot peppers.
What I saw in the oil pan was mostly old sludge, that I thought was paint. Cleaned it out. should be OK. Thanks for your thoughts, Tinkerman /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
I ended up polishing the inside of my TC oil pan(it's aluminium)...I know nobody but me will ever see inside it, but what can I say....I am a little crazy about this car.
 
Yep polishing the inside is going the extra mile, or so. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yesnod.gif

Cheers, Tinkerman
 
I fully agree with all of the above. In the first 80,350 miles with my 1958 TR3A from new, I must have pulled my oil pan about 3 times and found all kinds of sludge and whitish greasy build-up in the bottom of the pan. I used Castrol 30 in the summer and Castrol 10 in the winters. Since then, I have used Castrol 10W30 for the next 50,000 miles and now 20W50 for the last 44,000 miles and never had any sludge in the oil pan with the modern oils.
 
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Dried paint is very abrasive. Not good inside an engine (or motor /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)

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So what you gonna do about "Glyptal Paint" Tom ? used inside many engine/ motors.---Keoke- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
FYI, I restored a MB 190sl ('62) a few years ago and they painted the majority of the interior of many oil bearing items, steering box, tranny etc in a brownish orange paint that looked like new some 40 odd years later. I never saw any peeling, stripping, whatsoever. Amazing stuff but I always wondered what the purpose was as these cases were oil bathed.
I love my LBC's but do wish they came with Bosch electronics.
 
That's Clyptal prb51.---Keoke-AZ- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cowboy.gif
 
And the middle and the rear and the exhaust and the axle boots and, and, and........
 
I would not bead blast an oil pan it is not worth the risk. The beads will get in the seams and pinch welds and trash your bears. Clean with acid or solvent.
Sp53
 
That's Clyptal prb51.---Keoke-AZ-

Amazing stuff, is it still available? As our cars normally have an oil bathed exterior frame it would make a good base coating?!
 
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That's Clyptal prb51.---Keoke-AZ-

Amazing stuff, is it still available? As our cars normally have an oil bathed exterior frame it would make a good base coating?!

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--Yes it is still available.Check for sources on the Net. Never thought of that, that might be a good idea.
 
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