Thoughts on painting an air-cooled engine?

[mopar_man]

I've got the engine from my Recon apart and it looks like hell. I could spend endless hours polishing the stains out of it or I could spend an hour or so painting it. Are there any worries about the paint insulating the aluminum and causing it to overheat?

[fabiodriven]

Hell no. Definately not.

[Daltons200x]

i dont see why it couldnt be painted. hondas were air cooled and painted from the factory.

[Lukeatc185]

you would need to use a heck load of paint to even make the slightest difference.

[fabiodriven]

you would need to use a heck load of paint to even make the slightest difference.

Ummm, no you wouldn't.

[daniel_250r]

the stains are dirt do you really think its even a good idea to paint over dirt?

[Thorpe]

Hit it with some oven cleaner... Clean it right up... Make it respectable enough to install...

[Macs]

you will need to strip and properly prep the engine. That alone will be more than a couple of hours. then prime, paint and clear. Honestly the cheapest way is to polish, the easiest way is to powder coat. the hardest but slightly cheaper way to handle it is paint. Powdercoating gets cheaper everyday. the last qoute i got for an engine was $125 to prep and powdercoat. Matrerials alone for me to paint it was almost that much not counting my time to prep. So if you are thinking an hour or so to paint you are wrong, unless you figure you are going to knock the dirt off and spray with krylon. but it will last as long as the time you put in it.

[lndy650]

engines run hotter with paint thats why TC racing engines and such are all striped. but if its stock a light coat will be acceptable. barry mann had a very good answer

[Macs]

engines run hotter with paint thats why TC racing engines and such are all striped. but if its stock a light coat will be acceptable. barry mann had a very good answer

thanks indy, when i saw your name on top of the post i thought %^%$#&$#@&


Keep it thin, if you do go to a pc shop they will know what to do./

[code200k]

Hit it with some oven cleaner... Clean it right up... Make it respectable enough to install...

x2 works great

[leevarnado]

does pc hold heat like paint?

[racerxxx]

Read something similar to this in an old issue of Hot Rod mag or something, just found this on the web. Take it for what its worth.

http://www.avweb.com/news/maint/182886-1.html

I say paint it what ever color YOU want. If you like the look of the raw aluminum just clean it up(It was probably a cost cut, EX: 10,000 engines @ $50 per engine you do the math, throw in no coated brake calipers, raw cast swing arms, cost's go down profit goes up!). Honda painted all air cooled engines for how long? Whether you paint, or powder coat it, it sure is thinner than mud! Just wish I could find the original article I read about heat dissipation of painted parts.

[RoadRacer 831]

I used some industrial strength acid to clean all the gunk off of mine, then just sprayed it with some high temp engine paint from Autozone etc. I think it turned out fine.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j253/andybclue/ATV/3wheeler041.jpg

[Bryan Raffa]

spray the motor with self etching rim cleaner from Eagle One..

[mopar_man]

The oven cleaner and etching wheel cleaner are good ideas. I might go that way instead. I think putting a nicely painted engine into this bike would be like taking a woman's diamond ring and stuffing it into a dog turd. The machine isn't beat but it's got it's share of scrapes and scratches from trail riding in the woods.

[lndy650]

I think putting a nicely painted engine into this bike would be like taking a woman's diamond ring and stuffing it into a dog turd

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:post of the day thats some funny sh!t