Hi Gary: I use the regular Plasticote black engine enamel on the engine itself. The brackets (do you mean motor mounts?) are black for the most part, but seem to have an unpainted area around where they attach to the frame. They were not painted with the engine. Do not forget to install the sparkplug wire brackets which are retained by the four extreme corner head bolts. These were, of course, painted with the engine. I initially was not aware of them, so had to remove the exhaust manifolds to remove the affected head bolts and insert the darn things! The driveshaft and U-joints should be natural. Of course the rams are the Cummins engine red. Hope this helps out. 300ly, gil [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]