I saw the thread by Moze after he painted his alternator and thought I'd like to try it. Frst I tried to disassemble it, well I got it somewhat apart and couldn't get it to go any farther (the pulley was off the front too..I had forgot once already) so I got scared and put it back together. I painted it with gloss black caliper paint because it's durable and looks good, and put it back on the truck. Now my voltage gauge reads halfway between 9 and 14 and the battery light is on..did I get paint on the inside of the windings and that's causing this, or did I maybe mess it up when trying to take it apart?