I have a water-cooled Yamaha FZR600R that needs an engine repaint with silver VHT paint. It doesn’t take much searching to realise there are lots of VHT paints on the market. Simoniz and Tech-cote get a few mentions.
I think I would prefer spray to brush, so that reduces the choice slightly.
One big criticism I’ve noticed is that some paints don’t seem to dry and the paint can rub off. They need to be cured. I’ve heard of heat-guns being used, but that sounds a bit like trying to wipe an elephant’s arse with a tealeaf. I can’t imagine getting an engine up to anything that resembles a working temperature with a hand held heat-gun.
Painting an engine in a relatively cold garage at this time of year doesn’t sound like a good idea, but I need to push-on with this rebuild. Or should I leave it till things warm up?
Can anyone give me the benefit of their experience and (hopefully) success? I know several people have posted their engine repaint projects, but I can’t seem to find one at the moment. Perhaps someone to post a link?
I think I would prefer spray to brush, so that reduces the choice slightly.
One big criticism I’ve noticed is that some paints don’t seem to dry and the paint can rub off. They need to be cured. I’ve heard of heat-guns being used, but that sounds a bit like trying to wipe an elephant’s arse with a tealeaf. I can’t imagine getting an engine up to anything that resembles a working temperature with a hand held heat-gun.
Painting an engine in a relatively cold garage at this time of year doesn’t sound like a good idea, but I need to push-on with this rebuild. Or should I leave it till things warm up?
Can anyone give me the benefit of their experience and (hopefully) success? I know several people have posted their engine repaint projects, but I can’t seem to find one at the moment. Perhaps someone to post a link?