I'm cleaning the outside and inside of my oil pan. It's off the car. The inside has black paint (I think) that seems to come off easily. What's the proper procedure (paint,coating,etc.) for the inside of pan before I put it back on engine. thanks alot, timsZ

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On mine that black stuff was old oil, looked like paint, I got some oven cleaner from walmart soaked it then sprayed with high pressure hot water at a car wash. Looked like new inside. I didn't paint inside mine just oil as Blue says.

Since the pan has zero possibility of rusting from the inside out, just clean the gunk out and reinstall.

thanks alot