Author Topic: engine re-paint, silver (Read 20909 times)

unfazed · « **Reply #25 on:** 15 May 2015, 11:18:11 am »

Wonder how it would look with black covers and a silver engine?

red98 · « **Reply #26 on:** 15 May 2015, 08:06:36 pm »

Funny you should say that UNFAZED...the round plug in the timing cover is rubber/plastic and I dont really want to paint it, its just starting to flake on the edges, hardly noticeable but I know its there

so was thinking of stripping the silver off and leaving it black.........might work...

instant gasket it is then for the timing cover

no work on the fazer today, started work at 7 this morning and only just got in.....time to chill

devilsyam · « **Reply #27 on:** 15 May 2015, 08:19:29 pm »

not black but dark enough to get the idea

red98 · « **Reply #28 on:** 18 May 2015, 08:54:56 pm »

Mmmmmm, not bad, I have a black frame which I think will help...

busy with other things at the weekend so no fazer fiddling, did have a hour in the garage tonight though and made a start on the masking.

red98 · « **Reply #29 on:** 20 May 2015, 09:04:13 pm »

Bought a few bits and pieces on the way home tonight, a bit more masking and blasted , cleaned and painted the front engine mount to give me a bit of motivation to get the job done

slimwilly · « **Reply #30 on:** 21 May 2015, 07:09:34 am »

Oh hell

come on !!!! get going,,how long,zzzzzzzzzzz,,it's worse than watching paint dry,,except you have not painted it yet

Going back to sleep

Tmation · « **Reply #31 on:** 22 May 2015, 06:25:06 am »

It would have been quicker and easier to have pulled the engine out than do all that masking up

red98 · « **Reply #32 on:** 22 May 2015, 06:41:04 am »

.......masking now finished ,wire brushed front of engine,should be painted by the end of the weekend

slimwilly · « **Reply #33 on:** 22 May 2015, 07:43:33 pm »

Doh $:\$

,, no paint to look at yet,,,just writing my Christmas card list,won't be long now

red98 · « **Reply #34 on:** 22 May 2015, 08:00:09 pm »

I didn't say which weekend

...have you read my "stuttering thread " ?.....

red98 · « **Reply #35 on:** 24 May 2015, 09:54:14 am »

Up early this morning, finisned sanding the block, scotchbright pad all over, bit more masking and I think all the hard work is now done, next is to give it a blow down and a wipe over with some panel wipe ....should have some paint on later today, ill post a piccie so SLIMWILLY can watch it dry

will give the garage a quick tidy before I start, why I have to completely empty my tool box and spread the contents over the floor to do a simple job ill never know

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #36 on:** 24 May 2015, 10:14:01 am »

I think I preferred "what's in the safe?"

Just. Feckin. Get. On. With. It.

unfazed · « **Reply #37 on:** 24 May 2015, 10:28:02 am »

Quote from: red98 on 24 May 2015, 09:54:14 am

Up early this morning, finisned sanding the block, scotchbright pad all over, bit more masking and I think all the hard work is now done, next is to give it a blow down and a wipe over with some panel wipe ....should have some paint on later today, ill post a piccie so SLIMWILLY can watch it dry

will give the garage a quick tidy before I start, why I have to completely empty my tool box and spread the contents over the floor to do a simple job ill never know

I think you need a bigger garage

tex · « **Reply #38 on:** 24 May 2015, 11:23:17 am »

Quote from: nick crisp on 24 May 2015, 10:14:01 am

I think I preferred "what's in the safe?"

Just. Feckin. Get. On. With. It.

What was in the safe, can't remember now

red98 · « **Reply #39 on:** 24 May 2015, 11:56:17 am »

Me neither

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #40 on:** 24 May 2015, 12:45:20 pm »

A damp squib

bludclot · « **Reply #41 on:** 25 May 2015, 06:30:40 pm »

looks like some really good work going on. the top fairing and everything else will take overspray if not masked....

red98 · « **Reply #42 on:** 25 May 2015, 07:49:42 pm »

Cheers bludclot...out on my 600 today so no work on the thou, great ride though, engine just needs a wipe over with some panel wipe and its ready for painting, got some old blankets to wrap the rest of the bike in, quick and easy ....

red98 · « **Reply #43 on:** 26 May 2015, 07:07:21 pm »

CAUTION....wet paint....please do not touch......

devilsyam · « **Reply #44 on:** 26 May 2015, 08:41:24 pm »

Very nice

fireblake · « **Reply #45 on:** 27 May 2015, 10:39:22 am »

Looks very good Red. Did you manage to get behind the block, below the carbs easy enough? How many coats did you use?
I really need to do mine.

Mickey

unfazed · « **Reply #46 on:** 27 May 2015, 05:40:30 pm »

Looks very good red.

red98 · « **Reply #47 on:** 27 May 2015, 07:55:29 pm »

Cheers guys

......day off today, so scotch bright all over and gave it another coat.iam using HYCOTE VHT paint, not used it before, not a bad match colour wise, coverage is really good and no runs...will leave it now untill the weekend to fully harden and then start to put things back together .

FIREBLAKE....back of the engine was ok so didnt paint, I just blended in on cylinders 1+4.when I de-mask I'll take a piccie of that area and post here...

red98 · « **Reply #48 on:** 28 May 2015, 08:16:17 pm »

Cleaned the rad bottom center bracket tonight, the one that bolts to the centre of the engine, sprayed with grey primer in readyness for a top coat of black, hung it up to dry and then brushed by it and knocked it too the floor

...I'll start again tomorrow

Fitted the slotted timing cover plug to see what the colour match is like, I haven't painted the plug, not perfect but not bad ....

bludclot · « **Reply #49 on:** 29 May 2015, 06:52:10 am »

looking great red.

painting can be a nightmare - i finished my r6 wheels with their final coat of lacquer on my garage floor, stood up and knocked a spanner off the shelf which fell into the rear wheel and bounced around it before settling, took a step backwards in horror at what i had done and back heeled the front wheel which fell off the wooden supporting blocks and put a load of marks into the rim!