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Each article answers one question: which can to buy for one job. The picks are ranked by the makers' own figures, read with their qualifiers, and by the price on the day, and every pro and con can be checked against the data sheet or the listing. Nothing here was tested on a bench, and we say so on every page.
Behind each article is a guide that explains the job, and the shop, which lists every engine paint Amazon UK sells with the ratings side by side.
- Best engine paints 2026
Five engine enamels on Amazon UK, ranked by the makers' heat ratings, how they go on, how long before the engine can run and the price on the day. For blocks, heads and covers.
- Best exhaust and manifold paints 2026
Five very high temperature coatings on Amazon UK, ranked by the makers' ratings, what the cure asks of you and the price on the day. The top pick is rated to 1,093°C.
- Best engine paints for Fords 2026
Six cans for Kent, Pinto, Essex and sidevalve Fords on Amazon UK, ranked by what the colour reference records for each engine, the makers' ratings and the price on the day.
- Best engine paints for BMC and MG engines 2026
Six cans for A-series, B-series and C-series engines on Amazon UK, ranked by what the colour reference records for each engine, the makers' ratings and the price on the day.
- Best brush-on engine enamels 2026
Six engine paints in tins on Amazon UK, for a brush or a gun, ranked by the makers' ratings, coverage, the colours each offers and the price on the day. No aerosols.