While working on the floors and floor support rails I had the opportunity to borrow my bosses enigne hoist. I pulled the greasy old 289 out and began cleaning up the engine bay. There must have been 7-8 layers of paint. What a mess!
I used a power washer to take off the top layer. I’m guessing it was a spray can paint that was put on with no prep work. It just came off washing the bay to get rid of dirt and grease. After that I used a chemical stripper to get the hard to reach areas and everywhere else I removed paint using a wire wheel and my angle grinder with 3 inch Roloc disks.