Posted by: Johan - 12 October 2006 10:43:21
Hello everyone, I'm restoring my -59 Ghia, and when I had the engine case steam washed I found out that it has been "painted" in some kind of gold color. :shock: I bought it from the first owner, an old lady, so it must have been done at the factory. Does anyone know anything about these cases and how can I have it redone? :? Thanks, Johan, Finland

Posted by: six-o-one - 12 October 2006 11:03:33
Hi Johan, Welcome to the forum. You are correct in assuming that the cases are painted gold from the factory. This is a picture of a NOS 122 industrial engine block in the same gold finish. I'm not sure how you could replicate the colour, but if I come across any more information I will post here. six-o-one :D [ATTACH]2[/Attach]

Posted by: 2splits - 12 October 2006 15:23:08
The cases were not painted. Its the effect of Cosmoline on the case applied at the factory. Joe Ruiz in the US does a treatment on his high-end VW and Porsche engines to get this effect.

Posted by: 2splits - 12 October 2006 15:28:32
[img]https://photos.imageevent.com/mrokrasa/vw25hpengines/25hp%20Longblock%20_Pierrequs_%20Dow%20num1%20Treatment.jpg[/img][url=https://www.imageevent.com/mrokrasa/]Joe Ruiz Engine Pictures[/url]