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Took a few photos before. Used wd40 but needs more work. Front cylinder has flaky paint hence the post for engine paint tips

Bit of an update: Engine before clean/de grease.









De Greased & Masked up:







Sprayed with heat resistant Graphite Grey :





I will paint the engine cases and rocker cover gloss black when the engine is in the frame as a rolling chassis
But that may take a while

looking really good ian....

Cheers Marty, took me a while though, but pleased with it so far

masking up takes a while.......

good work Duffy.

I tried to colour match the silver grey so I didn't need to do the whole engine to fix a few areas of corrosion. I didn't get a perfect match, but once its in the bike you cant tell so its good enough, but I still know its bodged. I wish I had done it like you have and done the whole engine

Look very nice big boy . When you popping round to do mine ?

Look very nice big boy . When you popping round to do mine ?

Watch out he's flirting again.

All the hard work is worth it for the feel good factor of seeing it done properly. What product did you use to paint it?

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E-Tech Engineering XHT Xtremely High Temperature Paint

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performan ... ture-paint

Wicky wrote:E-Tech Engineering XHT Xtremely High Temperature Paint

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performan ... ture-paint

Yep that's the stuff Wicky, has a satin type finish. My mate has just got a CB 650 F and his engine is a similar colour in a black frame and I liked the look of it, so this was the closest I could find.

lloydie wrote:Look very nice big boy . When you popping round to do mine ?

It's spray paint Lloydie, not lube

AMCQ46 wrote:good work Duffy.

I tried to colour match the silver grey so I didn't need to do the whole engine to fix a few areas of corrosion. I didn't get a perfect match, but once its in the bike you cant tell so its good enough, but I still know its bodged. I wish I had done it like you have and done the whole engine

I know what you mean Al but it's a pain if your just touching up, but I made the effort as its a total re build, so glad it did it as the flaking paint would have bugged me in the long run

that is looking great.

That is looking very good keep up the good work Duffy

Chris.

Started to fit new linkage bearings today, got them all out but the realised I could only find 2 roller bearings, so had to order the other two

Taped up the wiring loom and cleaned up all the connector blocks.

Sat the frame on the engine ready to fit, but noticed im the centre bolt is missing/lost in the Duff cave

But it's still good progress, even if it's a bit long winded

keep at it mate, it should be stunning when it's finished....
when I get back, i'll pop round with those mixture screws and your exhaust hangers, if I have a spare bolt i'll bring that as well.

Cheers Marty, sounds like a plan dude