finish of sound insulation in engine compartment

[Jim Clement]

I know this has been asked before..
what is the best way to finish the sound insulation (from Stoddard) to make it look good.
I have my engine out now, and was not happy with the plain finish of the new sound proofing.
it looks gray.. not as black as the original.
I would love to spray the whole area with some tar type of product, that would be messy for sure..

is it just as simple as black rattle car spray paint ?

[Doug McDonnell]

I applied Satin Black paint with a sponge brush as I didn’t want overspray.

[Mike Wilson]

You could shoot it with Wurth undercoating.

Mike

[Jim Clement]

anyone know what guys like Jim Kellogg / Wilhoit use ??
or any of the other guys that do nice restorations use ??

[Eric McKinley]

I used rustoleum satin black paint applied with a 1 inch brush, I'm happy with the results.

[Jim Clement]

That looks good.
Did you paint everything, or just the sound proofing ?

[Eric McKinley]

Jim I painted the sound proofing and the parts of metal that were in there also, everything will look the same in the engine area.

[Jim Kellogg]

Jim,
Thank you for the nice comment. We spray a light coating of undercoat, let dry and spray with Satin Black
Jim Kellogg

[Jim Hohensee]

Jim, I would recommend using a two component stain black urethane or epoxy that will not soften or melt with exposure to oil and especially gas. It can be applied with a brush, but you do need a respirator and air circulation. Keeping clean will also be much easier than with body schutz or single stage paint.

Jim

[Ron LaDow]

This was as-delivered from Bill P. some years back; I didn't do anything to it, since it looked pretty close to the undamaged parts that came out:

(added by edit)
It's been a while, so whether I noticed this at the time is open to question, but take a look at this:

This is a Karmann car, early '65, and the factory undercoat is still on that bent-down tab (it was straightened and rebent on installation), and it pretty much matches the sound-mat finish. I'd say the mat got undercoating as Jim suggests above.

[Bill Sargent]

If you want to retain the surface finish of the tar paper insulation, and simply make it black, you can use black stencil ink applied with a foam brush. Once applied and dry it is not affected by water, oil or gasoline. I did this when I installed the Stoddard kit in my 64C cab in 1999 and it has stood the test of time.