How To Polish and Paint Vintage Aluminum Flathead Heads

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Now that the frame and body are nicely painted, its time to clean up some of the vintage speed parts to match the rest of the build. These Edelbrock heads were on the Mercury Flathead block that is going into the Ford Free-T. They are not in terrible shape but are weathered and show signs of use. Matt takes us through the process of polishing the sides of the heads, as well as the fins and lettering. Once polished Matt lays down some Eastwood 2k High Temp Engine Paint, in Gloss Black of course. These heads have the right amount of shine and pop to accent all of the other chrome items on the engine. Thanks for watching and be sure to subscribe to keep up to date on all of our builds and adventures!!
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Eastwood B60 Abrasive Media Blast Cabinet - www.eastwood.c...
Eastwood CONTOUR® Random Orbital Paint Polisher - www.eastwood.c...
Eastwood 1 HP Buff Motor - www.eastwood.c...
Deluxe Polishing Automotive 18 pc Kit - www.eastwood.c...
Hotcoat 72 yd Fine Line High Temp Masking Tape - www.eastwood.c...
Eastwood 2K Aerospray High Temp Engine Primer Gray - www.eastwood.c...
Eastwood 2K Aerospray High Temp Ceramic Engine Paint Gloss Black - www.eastwood.c...
Eastwood 15 Piece Mini PSA Sanding Block Set - www.eastwood.c...
Autosol Metal Polish - www.eastwood.c...

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@roberttaylor5999 5 лет назад

Let the haters hate. There's nothing more satisfying than taking something old and crusty and making it shine like a jewel.

@mickmac8300 5 лет назад

Best way to clean aluminium casting is yes blast it but with baking soda. Makes it look like a new casting. Great for carbies.

@murraykennedy3577 4 года назад

To clean the lettering, I would use a small cloth with some lacquer thinners and wipe the letters off between coats. I have used this technique on finned rocker covers with no taping, I like the edges better, they look softer than the hard tape edges. Try it yourself, I bet you will like the results

@genefoster7238 5 лет назад

Nice job Matt, I told myself after I built my 32 and put all the shinny dudads on it I was spending 3-4 hrs. polishing just to go out for a drive. I told myself the next one would have no shinny dodads just hit it with hose and go

@PALM311 4 года назад

I use Vaseline on the raised polished parts prior to painting. After I spray everything with paint I just go in with a rag and wipe everything off that has vaseline on it and there's no paint left and everything is shiny no more sanding after that.

@flatjan8030 5 лет назад

best way to make these heads look great!

@Gerk8 3 года назад

Gearhead jewelry! Great job on those heads!

@craigcaggiano431 5 лет назад

Those heads came out very cool looking

@JSxxxxxxx 5 лет назад

Attention to detail is really impressive - she's going to look sweet ... Cheers from Down Under

@ericargo9157 5 лет назад

Very cool Matt. In this hurry up world we live in taking a little time to do something right which may or may not be noticed by the average Joe is immaterial. You know what it takes to get there and now so do your viewers. It's all about the little details. Good job.

@michaelvanwinkle7919 10 месяцев назад

Very nice job on the aluminum heads!

@jamiewaddell1598 5 лет назад

Brilliant job Matt really looking forward to seeing it all put to complete 👍👍👍

@JONMEREDITH 5 лет назад

Awesome workmanship! Great background music too!

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching Jon! -Matt/ITG

@mikeme9938 3 года назад

Vapour Blasting is the Bomb.

@wintermachine 9 месяцев назад

Nice Video! Recently I tried baking soda in my sand blaster, on an old carburetor and it came out nice.

@dennisrodrigues1877 5 лет назад

Damn. With the right tools and some know how, anything is possible..nice work..🇧🇲

@robbieautrey3158 5 лет назад

Details, details, details, very nice job on the Heads Matt, they came out GREAT!! Use the fingers to make the magic happen huh? "THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID"..haha You really polished them out great with all the steps you went through. You could see the reflection of your Shop Logo Sticker in them. Thanks for letting us know all what you used. I like those little baby sanding blocks, never thought about using something like that until you used them.. Can't wait to see that puppy come together..

@dennisc.1189 5 лет назад

Wow, those heads look barn new great job.

@jamiecampbell3068 5 лет назад

Ha. "The car got a lot nicer than planned ... " Yep. Definition of : project creep. Changing a bit, here and there, on nice pieces to eventually apply to the entire build. 😁 Congratulations, on a fine choice of achievements

@dimefever1006 5 лет назад

I once wanted a GM Flathead then I researched the cost and just gave up on the idea...nice job flatheads are a thing of beauty.

@jongolliher3806 4 года назад

what kind of flathead, a Caddy?

@johnhennery8820 2 года назад

Awesome video thanks you for sharing this with us awasom job on those heads

@vincef9395 5 лет назад

Looks fantastic! Can you imagine sanding a whole car with those sanding blocks 😳 lol

@guy-qk6jd 5 лет назад

I really like the direction you've taken with this car. It's definitely going to stand out from the rest.

@tracywraley6892 5 лет назад

Looks grate I have painted the tops of the letters with red pinstripe paint and a pinstripe brush to give some contrast

@olivedrabgarage6243 5 лет назад

Those look fantastic Matt!!👍👏👏 Everything looks good with a fresh paint job.

@aurktman1106 3 года назад

More flathead videos please!

@ronnyinwaxhaw 5 лет назад

The heads came out looking great, good job, Matt!

@RustyIronProjectsRIP 5 лет назад

Nice job on those heads Matt, can't wait to see that flathead running. That Ts going to look good. Thanks for the video Matt.

@Slingshotgixxer 5 лет назад

Really good Matt, love the direction you are going with the T, stoked to see it completed, cheers from Vancouver BC

@836dmar 5 лет назад

Love it! Great attention to detail. Can’t wait to see it all together. Local old timers have warned me of buying old heads over new castings as they are “... always warped and you’ll fight getting them to seal forever...” I’d prefer old. What do you guys think about using old heads on new builds?

@pappabob29 5 лет назад

I was wondering that as Matt was doing all the work on them. Hope the builder doesn't need to surface them which might mean damaging that nice polished finish in some kind of jig.

@user-mc6rz9qq2n 4 года назад

Nice job. I had a set of Offy heads many years ago, and I didn't realize how bad I was failing leaving them rough.

@jongolliher3806 4 года назад

Hey J, I don't think you failed at all. It's all about the look the owner wants. I was sooo happy when I got my first high compression aluminum heads. I really thought they were beautiful.....as you probably thought. :)

@ldnwholesale8552 5 лет назад

Use the loose leaf calico and blue compound. I hand finish with 400 dry then polish. This mainly on wheels but other items as well. As for all that masking, simply paint the area then carefully clean the fins up with thinners on a rag. A lot quicker and no sharp edges of paint to pick up later.

@walmartdog1142 5 лет назад

The right solvent one a cloth---MEK---should clean the tops of those fins in no time. I've done this with exterior trim.

@kapekodbob 5 лет назад

Soo tedious. but well worth it. Will look great when you get it all set up with shiny head bolts etc.

@patriciacromwell6681 4 года назад

The new floor in the 39 looks great....John D.

@CTmoog 5 лет назад

Really nice work an! They turned out great! =)

@johnhennery8820 2 года назад

I use vasalen on my leters and the paint just wipes off and looks awesome wen I'm done I also use it on the fines saves a lot of time

@stagethree1 4 года назад

Try X-Treem metal polish,its a pink polishing compound embedded in cotton, it polishes aluminium to a mirror finish fast!

@rumlerartclass7867 5 лет назад

RED, RED, RED,RED, PLEASE The black looks great

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

No red on this project. Black and polished or chrome. Thanks for watching! -Matt/ITG

@freddiebates5539 5 лет назад

They look really good, I am anxious to hear her purr.

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

Thanks man! -Matt/ITG

@edwardwerick2420 5 лет назад

Cool Cushman scooter!

@punkinsgarageandpaint8299 5 лет назад

Would love to know how much money you got in this build when ya get done. Its going to be AWESOME

@bethoveen3 5 лет назад

Love your work Matt !

@talesofanasphaltjockey 5 лет назад

Man I wish I had your patience lol... heads look beautiful.

@punkinsgarageandpaint8299 5 лет назад

Use laquer thinner on a rag and rub the paint off the letters

@bossco09 5 лет назад

Great job Matt,that turned out awesome.....:)

@41plymouthnut87 5 лет назад

Gonna be great!

@jeffsnyder2051 5 лет назад

nice job matt i learned alot thanks!

@richardwelcher4836 5 лет назад

Enjoyed your video. Pin striping tape on those heads was pretty smart. I always carefully rubbed Vaseline on the fins then painted. I then cleaned with thinner. Also save my popsicle sticks for things like polishing letters, Again, great video. Cant wait to see those heads on your engine. Polishing the carbs too? I spent a month sanding mine while watching tv!

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

I've heard of the Vasoline idea before I was always worried it would contaminate the paint around it just from the residue but that's just me speculating. The Stromberg 97's are old chrome so just polishing up the old chrome and painting the bases this same gloss black. Thanks for watching! -Matt/ITG

@jongolliher3806 4 года назад

@@IronTrapGarage I was kinda surprised to see you taping yours. The only way I knew of was simply wiping with a bit of lacquer thinner before dry. And of course they didn't have trim tape when I was learning flattys. :) Another really beautiful piece of work Matt!

@WaynesGarage 5 лет назад

Hey Matt I love the Polish you used on the letters I use it as well

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

Oh good to hear, it's been my favorite over the years! -Matt/ITG

@WaynesGarage 5 лет назад

@@IronTrapGarage yeah mate there is another one that good over here not sure if you guys have it there is called purple polish

@richardt2k1 5 лет назад

Awesome. 👍

@billbarker6818 5 лет назад

Isn't it funny how projects seem to 'snowball'. On all of mine it's "as long as I'm doing this, I might as well do that". It's going to be one sweet T when it's done.

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

It's the nature of the beast I suppose. In the end you'll be happier if you go down these rabbit holes! Thanks for watching Bill! -Matt/ITG

@pappabob29 5 лет назад

Time consuming, very tedious work that is totally worth it when it turns out like this did. "Bitchen" !!!! Can't wait to hear this motor "growl". 🤠🤓😉👍🤘✌️

@patriciacromwell6681 5 лет назад

Nice job on the heads..John D

@rod.reinert9847 5 лет назад

looks good Matt

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

Thanks Rod!-Matt/ITG

@dstdst-il5wn 5 лет назад

Awesome build glad I'm first today

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

Thanks for tuning in! -Matt/ITG

@MrJeep75 5 лет назад

Nice

@joealbert7773 5 лет назад

Years ago I polished all the aluminum suspension parts on a sprint car I was building. After that I swore to never again polish aluminum. Everything, your hands, your clothes, where you are working, turns black. I just did some aluminum nailhead valve covers painting in between the fins, but someone else polished them before I began paint!

@MacroMachines 5 лет назад

Awesome job! I know you're an Eastwood spokesman, but what's your honest opinion of the paint you've been using for this and the rest of the T? I haven't had good luck with paint in general, so I was just wondering

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

The paints are all really good. The ceramic engine and chassis paints are tough as nails and come out really nicely! Shoot me an email and I’ll get you some paint to use on your project! Irontrapgarage@gmail.com

@grosseileracingteam 5 лет назад

Hurry up and get those parts to Don so we can hear that baby fire up already! ;-]

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

Haha I'm working on it! A lot to do and I'm basically a one man show! -Matt/ITG

@bobwoodhams7242 5 лет назад

Great job my friend...I can't tell you how many hours I've spent with a hand file and sandpaper to get the job done..your SEMA bound

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

Yea I'm lucky the electric sander/polisher or I would have had even more hours in them! Thanks for watching Bob! -Matt/ITG

@henryg683 4 года назад

Looking good on refurbished heads I was thinking smell the burning ha ha do you think paint will hold in heat as far as cooling the motor or won’t matter???curious on your opinion they really do look cool 😎

@johnhartley3596 5 лет назад

you could cover the raised lettering with Vaseline before you paint and then wipe it off.

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

With how intricate it is I'd be afraid the vasoline would have covered areas surrounding it in the crevices, I'd rather sand off the faces then try and hope the vasoline didn't get somewhere I don't want it to be.. -Matt/ITG

@radarnj8043 5 лет назад

John Hartley you can't letter vaseline on lettering. It can flow off the edge or even blow off the edge painting. Not the way to go to mask in this instance.

@bensonsspeedshop1191 5 лет назад

👍👍👍

@joell439 5 лет назад

Matt, Of course the heads look incredible! Very nice work. Is there any concern that the paint will creep under the head bolts resulting in loss of preload after a few heat cycles? You might consider re-torquing the head bolts after every heat cycle for maybe a half dozen cycles until they stabilize. Good luck...... Joel

@465maltbie 5 лет назад

For hand sanding small details instead of using your finger use an art gum eraser. It is stiff enough to provide even pressure and soft enough to conform to the surface and not to tear the paper. Thanks for sharing, Charles

@joeschlotthauer840 5 лет назад

A small valve lapping tool is what you needed at 13:10... Liquid bandaid at 15:40...

@gvet47 3 года назад

I wonder how long the polished aluminum would stay that way without oxidation changing it.

@EnfieldJoe 5 лет назад

What inspection method (dye penetrent, or ??) did use to verify that the heads are crack-free? Will you surface grind to insure they are flat and will seal once assembled to the block? They look great.

@OldIronRC 5 лет назад

Nice attention to detail. It makes a huge difference. I seen a car show on TV the other day and they were all super nice builds until they opened the hood to show yukky untouched engine bays, it kinda killed the value of them. Even more important on an open engine bay car.

@TachiTekmo 3 года назад

Great stuff, Matt, and you have a new subscriber! I use a Dremel for all the fine detail work, really saves these old fingers! Also, try baking soda for a blasting compound on aluminum, comes out real purty! 🤣 Very first engine I ever rebuilt was the 239 ci flatty in my uncle's '52 F-6, back in '95. Block cracked, so we swung in a newly rebuilt 239 in '08. We still run it in the 4th of July parade every year! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Qwb-VGOqzCc.html

@johndillinger8482 5 лет назад

looks good.why not polish the intake?

@steverice7546 11 месяцев назад

Matt, I love your content but you gotta do something about the echo. I know you’re recording in a garage, with a lot of hard surfaces, but see what u can do brother.

@RichieCat4223 5 лет назад

If you had painted first you wouldn't have to tape the polish areas .Paint first, polish second. They did come out very nice though.

@drewpierce2273 5 лет назад

That's exactly the way I have done valve covers.

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

But then you get compound everywhere and risk polishing off the paint or chipping it. I'd rather take my time taping then have to worry about touching up spots that got damaged during the sanding and polishing process.... It doesn't matter how you do it as long as you get to the same end result. This one is how I prefer to do it and is a bit more "controllable". No way is wrong just what I prefer. Thanks for watching! -Matt/ITG

@RichieCat4223 5 лет назад

@@IronTrapGarage If you let the paint gas out and it's hard you can polish and buff and wash off the residue with soap and water. Or you could have powdered coated them and done the same thing. Yours came out really good, don't get me wrong.

@jimburig7064 5 лет назад

A vapor degreaser would make that aluminum look like new.

@Rob-hw5wr 3 года назад

is there any danger of harming the threads when you media blast?

@flatjan8030 3 года назад

Did you put a clear coat on them at the end?

@SingleStacked 5 лет назад

Looks great! But now you have little bits of tape stuck all over the shop floor...LOL!

@joeschlotthauer840 5 лет назад

Did the flatheads ever have specific colors....

@codymallernee5258 5 лет назад

Whats a good price on flatheads? Ive seen ones go for 700-2500. Do you have a what to look for video? Thanks

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

Good idea on the heads video I’ll put that on our video idea list! Heads vary in price due to rarity and condition. No rhyme or reason really haha

@codymallernee5258 5 лет назад

I meant the motor in general but a heads video would be cool aswell.

@davesnothere8859 5 лет назад

why not paint first?

@radarnj8043 5 лет назад

Dave Snothere good paint is easy to botch and safer to mask. Masking saves you the risk to have to go back and blend a touchup that doesn't look like touchup let alone spending more time.

@MrJeep75 5 лет назад

Should paint the engine red

@jongolliher3806 4 года назад

I'd like that contrast also but that black looks great too!

@scottwells9800 4 года назад

there must be another colour than black?That seems to be the ONLY colour you use., ON EVERYTHING..

@hrxy1 5 лет назад

Pls,pls,pls stop talking thru yr nose,and ffs no music its overpowering. Unwatchable

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

If you’d like to pay for sinus surgery I’ll gladly get it to change the way I speak to make it easier for you to watch our free videos on RU-vid!

@kennethlaw5216 5 лет назад

always hated the guys that painted aluminum intakes, valve covers and heads. they are aluminum for a reason, if you want painted just use the cast crap. why paint and old set and never sand blast them ever. get a new set if you want to do that. it's your car, do what you want. looks like ass

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

The fact how you can get so angry over how guys style their cars fascinates me...

@kennethlaw5216 5 лет назад

IronTrap Garage the fact that you think I'm angry fascinates me. it just looks like shit. looks like the guys that used to paint there valve covers one color and then highlight the script writing in another color. some people thought it looked cool. but really it was just an old stock trick to make it look fancy because they were to poor to do anything else. so what you think is cool because you think it's an old school look was really just because people were to poor back in the day to do anything else. when you ad a few years to yourself you will figure a few things out

@IronTrapGarage 5 лет назад

I’m confused how will adding a few years do anything? Car styling is a personal preference. Not everyone has to like your style or mine. I appreciate the input as abrasive as it may be :p