Engine Paint

[artbone]

The engine on my '83 looks really bad now that I've got the rest of the bike looking good. I would appreciate any suggestions for painting the engine so it looks original. I need brands of paint, colors, and techniques for cleaning before paint and masking off.

Art

[Tiger]

 :) You need to pick up a really good paint stripper to remove the engine clear coat first before you re-clear coat or paint it.

I used an industrial stripper, washed it off, went over the engine with a fine Scotch Brite pad and...VOILA!!!

                          8).......TIGER....... 8)

[Rick G]

I use any good paint stripper and apply a thick coat with a disposable brush. Then I use a nylon pot scrubber to loosen the coating. Repeat as necessary . Some use sand paper or steel wool as a final step , but, I just go at it with a synthetic sheeps wool pad and lots of Mothers. Cover the bike with old blankets and wear old clothes , it can be messy! :D :D :D
As for re-coating , why would you want to? When you have worked so hard to get the damd stuff off! I go over mine once a year and it stays fine. "real motorcycles " like Triumph, BSA and Norton had pollished cases. It was the Japanese who started coating them. They didn't think they would last long enough for the rotten coating to be a problem , we fooled them didn't we! ;D ;D

[Lucky]

for a quick & dirty paint job, pick up some chrome/aluminum paint at Ace hardware, i'll have to go check the brand, but it matches the engine perfectly for a paint.
it's a brush on, but settles well.  it has flecks of metal in it, & you have to stir it.  i used it on Cafe Vision because i don't want to polish the thing all the time, looks great!
i'll get you the name..

--Lucky

:edit:
it's Ace brand #16446.  if they don't have it in stock, ask them to order it off Acenet (not to be confused with Skynet)
it's a satin sheen paint & comes in Quuarts or Gallons

--Lucky

[artbone]

As for re-coating , why would you want to? When you have worked so hard to get the damd stuff off! I go over mine once a year and it stays fine. "real motorcycles " like Triumph, BSA and Norton had pollished cases.

I've got 3 "real motorcycles" and, to tell the truth, I enjoy a bike that doesn't require more than a quick squirt with the pressure washer to look good. That's one of the charms of my '83 Vision. No chain to lube or adjust, no points to adjust, no chrome to polish, one drain plug to change the oil, 2 screws to drain the carbs. Just get on it and ride. There's so much to like about this bike.

Art