Org Engine Painters

[Owenski]

New toy coming my way and its going to be getting painted, I've painted an engine in the past using PJ1 spray but sold the bike shortly after so never saw how the paint acutally held up.

I'd love to see your before/after pics
with products used and a small method statement of what you did/learnt from it.

please please please help me make my mind up.


Thanks, love you, mwah, hugs & boo-ya!

[_Stretchie_]

Oooh I like this thread, who had the balls to wait until their missus went out to cure your engine casings in the oven and who had a lack of self preservation skills and did it while she was still in?

[Roberrrrt]

sold the bike shortly after so never saw how the paint acutally held up.



Not STRICTLY true now is it Matthew ;)

That spray job held up a treat through one of the harshest winters we've had, including being ridden every day and being stored outside.

I reckon the best thing about that paint is that it's dead easy to spray a bit more on if it starts to look a bit shabby!

[Owenski]

Yeah it is, how is it not true?

Did I not spray it?
Did I not sell it after?

I only saw that bike 4 or 5 times where I could look it over and I don't think I ever checked the engine with more than a glance. as I recall I wa more interested in how the forks had held up.

So ner!
Now please, some helpful posts from u loverly lot would be appreciated.

[TamSV]

New toy coming my way and its going to be getting painted,

Air-cooled or water-cooled motor?

[-Ralph-]

Air-cooled or water-cooled motor?[/LEFT]

I'd like to know what's good for air cooled.

[Owenski]

fluid tam.
What did you use on your cafe racer?

[TamSV]

I'd like to know what's good for air cooled.

I've not tried it on an air-cooled motor, but I think that would definitely be one for proper high temp paint.

fluid tam.
What did you use on your cafe racer?

I used Halfords gloss black high temp paint which is applied with a brush. It's been spot on, but you could see the brush strokes on the flat engine side covers. I stripped them and sprayed them with hammerite which has also been fine. They were stripped to bare metal so I used an aluminium primer - the Hammerite might not have adhered too well on its own.

On my other curvy I touched up the front of the motor with a spray can paint that I had for the wheels (it was colour matched graphite grey for the wheels and engine on that years curvy model).

It was also fine, so I've come to the conclusion that for water-cooled motors (or, at least the SV) you don't need anything special, paint-wise. I didn't have the bike for long after that but I know Dizzyblonde has done the same and had a similar experience.

It gives you a lot more colour options if you feel like doing something whacky. :)

I reckon what's most important is getting the engine as clean as you possibly can. As with all painting, the quality of finish lies in the preparation.