Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: midden on 11 April 2019, 04:01:51 pm
Title: lacquer the engine or not
Post by: midden on 11 April 2019, 04:01:51 pm
Been reading the previous silver engine paint posts, no mention of finishing with lacquer has this been tried before or is it really just thought of as a waste of time?
Title: Re: lacquer the engine or not
Post by: mickvp on 12 April 2019, 11:04:00 pm
When I painted my 600 engine a few years back I never bothered with lacquer. I used the logic that if it chipped or anything it would be more straightforward to touch up as needed if there was no lacquer.
Title: Re: lacquer the engine or not
Post by: unfazed on 12 April 2019, 11:55:08 pm
Lacquer is not suitable for engines especially petrol ones as petrol softens/discolours it. Will crack when subject to extremes of heat. VHT paint is available in enamel, metallic and matt
Title: Re: lacquer the engine or not
Post by: midden on 13 April 2019, 10:10:42 am
Cheers I wasn't sure whether it would act as preventative to blistering or not. No lacquer = time effort saved ;)