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Had a bit of a spruce up - darrsi - 17-06-13
Had a very kind mate of mine (cheers Steve
) give my engine a bit of a makeover yesterday as it was starting to look a bit ropey due to the constant shite weather we have, and also the fact that i ride all year round.I'm very happy indeed with the results
I used to use an engine brightener spray on it before due to the black colour looking a bit tired but even after using Gunk, a jetwash, thinners and even sanding down the metal it seemed to still react with the spray, but we got there eventually.
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - darrsi - 17-06-13
Few more....
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - Dcock - 17-06-13
:eek wow, amazing. I'm thinking of doing this to my bike as my engine is looking a bit tatty. What was the process? Did you have to remove the engine from the frame? Also what paint did you use and did you use a primer and lacquer? cheers.
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - nick crisp - 17-06-13
Nice job. :thumbup So yeah, come on then, give it up, how'd he do it?
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - CRH - 17-06-13
nice one darrsi!!
.....looks like a proper fazer now
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - darrsi - 17-06-13
It wasn't that rough before those photo's, that was the result of the Gunk, a severe jet wash and rubbing down with wet 'n' dry, i'd never be that messy or disrespectful to my bikes!!
After that bit of prepping the first spray started to bubble because of reacting to the engine brightener which i presume has some sort of silicone in it.
It took several attempts of thinners then sanding before the spray actually took properly, the main problem area being on the top of the fins.
If anyone's considering doing this, make sure you thoroughly degrease the engine with Gunk and a brush, otherwise you will have no end of a headache. Fortunately my mate knows what he's doing, hence the results.
I used a Plastikote Satin Black spray, but didn't use lacquer as i didn't want a glossy finish.
I was reassured it would be fine on the engine as my mate has used it on his car engine with no problems whatsoever, and it was done in the old fashioned way with the engine still on the bike as the photo's show.
Oh, and i must put a word in for the weathermen who said there was a 10% chance of rain on Sunday.
What they didn't mention was that the 10% would be all over my house for most of the day :thumbdown
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - Dcock - 17-06-13
(17-06-13, 02:53 PM)darrsi link Wrote: It wasn't that rough before those photo's, that was the result of the Gunk, a severe jet wash and rubbing down with wet 'n' dry, i'd never be that messy or disrespectful to my bikes!!
After that bit of prepping the first spray started to bubble because of reacting to the engine brightener which i presume has some sort of silicone in it.
It took several attempts of thinners then sanding before the spray actually took properly, the main problem area being on the top of the fins.
If anyone's considering doing this, make sure you thoroughly degrease the engine with Gunk and a brush, otherwise you will have no end of a headache. Fortunately my mate knows what he's doing, hence the results.
I used a Plastikote Satin Black spray, but didn't use lacquer as i didn't want a glossy finish.
I was reassured it would be fine on the engine as my mate has used it on his car engine with no problems whatsoever, and it was done in the old fashioned way with the engine still on the bike as the photo's show.
Thanks! I'll definitely consider doing this over summer. Do you need an undercoat/primer with that paint or does it not matter? (sorry know very little about painting!)
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - darrsi - 17-06-13
(17-06-13, 03:02 PM)Dcock link Wrote: [quote author=darrsi link=topic=8354.msg82160#msg82160 date=1371477222]
It wasn't that rough before those photo's, that was the result of the Gunk, a severe jet wash and rubbing down with wet 'n' dry, i'd never be that messy or disrespectful to my bikes!!
After that bit of prepping the first spray started to bubble because of reacting to the engine brightener which i presume has some sort of silicone in it.
It took several attempts of thinners then sanding before the spray actually took properly, the main problem area being on the top of the fins.
If anyone's considering doing this, make sure you thoroughly degrease the engine with Gunk and a brush, otherwise you will have no end of a headache. Fortunately my mate knows what he's doing, hence the results.
I used a Plastikote Satin Black spray, but didn't use lacquer as i didn't want a glossy finish.
I was reassured it would be fine on the engine as my mate has used it on his car engine with no problems whatsoever, and it was done in the old fashioned way with the engine still on the bike as the photo's show.
Thanks! I'll definitely consider doing this over summer. Do you need an undercoat/primer with that paint or does it not matter? (sorry know very little about painting!)
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It certainly wouldn't hurt using a primer if you have the time.
The weather caught us out big time yesterday so it was all done under the garage/shed flip up door, which makes it all seem more like a job well done under the circumstances!
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - Chris - 17-06-13
Looks stunning Darrsi, Great work! 8)
Chris
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - dBfazer600 - 17-06-13
Fantastic result Darrsi. You and your mate thought of doing it as a side adventure?
Daz
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - His Dudeness - 17-06-13
Nice job. A good paint job is all in the boring prep work
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - Kentish - 17-06-13
Is that a heat proof paint? You can get a satin lacquer...
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - Punkstig - 17-06-13
Now get the sandpaper out and sand the fins so no one can tell its been painted. (Always a giveaway when I look at pics on eBay)
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - Dcock - 17-06-13
(17-06-13, 07:22 PM)Punkstig link Wrote: Now get the sandpaper out and sand the fins so no one can tell its been painted. (Always a giveaway when I look at pics on eBay)
Ha, so true! When i was looking on ebay, i kept thinking this doesn't look quite right on a few of the fzs600's and then realised it was the painted fins.
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - darrsi - 17-06-13
The engine's been painted and i'm proud of it, i prefer the black fins to be honest :lol
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - Kentish - 17-06-13
(17-06-13, 07:22 PM)Punkstig link Wrote: Now get the sandpaper out and sand the fins so no one can tell its been painted. (Always a giveaway when I look at pics on eBay)
The worst is when someone paints a silver engine,Normal the black head gasket gets painted silver aswell. So easy to spot!!
But to be honest on an older bike does it matter if the engines been painted? You expect it on a higher mileage everyday used bike.
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - nick crisp - 17-06-13
Pride 'n' joy man, pride 'n' joy! Course it matters!
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - darrsi - 17-06-13
Not keen on make-up on the ladies, but my bike scrubs up well with a bit of warpaint :lol
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - darrsi - 18-06-13
Did anyone else notice the paper towel stuck under the carbs in the photo?
Fortunately my mate spotted it :lol
Re: Had a bit of a spruce up - Enceladus - 19-06-13
very nice!