Ducati Monster Forum

over the past year I think I brought in about 7 or 8 of those Cox Racing oil cooler guards, seems like there are a few of us who like to 'black' out the engine....and one thing on Ptooey's Hyper that I like the look of is the black oil cooler.

So I've contacted the importer to try and get some of the good stuff, Westwood, from the states. Satin (matt) black

You'd disconnect the cooler, drain the residual oil (a little I've been informed), degrease, dry, paint, dry, paint, dry, reconnect, bath in the jealousy of others.

I imagine you can easily do the fridge on the s4r too.

If any one is also interested drop me a line.

A line......  [cheeky] [cheeky]

Hmm, I am actually keen to strip the paint off my radiator... maybe we should just swap bikes...  ;D

I considered it, but I figure with the Summer season coming up, and my bike now with commuting duties (Stuck in slow crawling traffic) I figured the bike didn't a layer of paint over the oil cooler keeping more heat in, Nah, I'll pass.  :'(
Like the look of the black cooler though.  [thumbsup]

Still in.

Why couldn't you use 400 degree engine enamel  ???

yeah, exactly...it's just heat resistant enamel....but the trick comes with making both you AND cairns happy:

Directly from the site:

The heat resistant enamel is able to withstand temperatures up to 260 degrees ensuring that Vince and his beautiful machines work as good as they look.

The paint is thin enough not to reduce the radiators ability to allow air flow and cooling ensuring that Cairns is satisfied.

so...you see...they are trying to get a balance between breath-ability and heat resistance....

Yeah, I'm keen. I have been thinking about it for a while - even got to the point of posting about it, but as usall done nothing.

Then I'll be able to do nothing whilst looking at a tin of black paint.

is this going to turn into another 'ceramic coat the udder' where I have to nag you to make your bike look wicked?  ;D

Forgive me for this super gaylord post but if it's just a tin of paint do you need to add thinners or anything to get it through the spray gun? Or is it something you plan to put on using a paint brush?

well you could  get it anodised  [thumbsup]

Dear gaylord,

comes in a spraycan, just clean up the cooler first - I'm going to scrub mine with degreaser and a scouring pad and then cook it in the oven at 70 degrees for 10 minutes...then apply.

should be about 2 weeks till they arrive I believe.

RJ

Damn it Spider, just when I think I have the perfect excuse to get out of modding something else on my bike, you have to go and ruin it for me  [laugh]

I'm here to corrupt and degenerate!

bloody youngens  [thumbsup]

Waiting, waiting, waiting............... 

Well Spider, where's the paint ? ? ?

A few months back I proudly posted a pic of my then recently blackened oil cooler ( one coat Pot Belly Stove paint ) on my otherwise pretty stock 'bike and somebody pointed out that  the standard belt covers required similar attention.

Before that comment I was sorta happy enough with the overall look of the motor but the shame of not knowing that silver plastic covers are not cool weighed heavily, and because I was too busy with work/etc for painting the weeks went by and I only went riding on sidestreets or at night.

The matt PBS stuff was perfect for the oil cooler, looks zackerly right. It's fairly easy to scratch or rub off if you're careless with cable locks or such but a touch-up is quick as it dries in seconds and blending is 100 %

When I got around to trying it on a cover it looked like shyte, too matt, and too black, like they were wrapped in pimpy black velvet or suede. 

>>Then I'll be able to do nothing whilst looking at a tin of black paint - Dos Verde

Yes, did a bit of that.

BUT not for long - went and bought another tin of paint and - da da
(http://www.machinerycleanery.com/MonstaBlackenedCU.jpg)


It's just black semi-gloss enamel, good old interior house paint, brushed on, one coat. Been for a few rides and hasn't been affected by heat. Matches the basic Dark colour scheme nicely.

Spider, you're welcome to have a bit of either to try, I'm still around the corner.

Next job will be the footpeg/ muffler carriers, and the swing arm.

Undecided whether to do the whole motor, but that's getting off the subject, innit ?