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Paint the engine, is it possible?

Started by MortenChristoffer, February 22, 2010, 03:47:15 AM

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ducpainter

#15
February 22, 2010, 03:57:42 PM
Quote from: Cider on February 22, 2010, 03:55:50 PM
Cool, another excuse for me to pimp this picture of motorcycle parts baking in the oven:


not married? ;D
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 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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stopintime

#16
February 22, 2010, 10:19:00 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on February 22, 2010, 03:21:02 PM
Ã... ...

i tilfelle du har glemt

det er DMF  ;D

Corrected  :-[

(same shit, new wrapping though?)
252,000 km/seventeen years - loving it

MortenChristoffer

#17
February 23, 2010, 12:44:46 AM
Quote from: stopintime on February 22, 2010, 01:18:41 PM
Velkommen til DMF Morten [thumbsup]

Som du ser er det en gjeng hyggelige og hjelpsomme folk her.

Dette stedet har kostet meg masse, men også doblet verdien av å eie en Monster.
Veldig lærerikt og smitsomt ;D

Hvis du bor i nærheten av Oslo kan vi gjerne møtes utpå våren for å diskutere de mod'sene du kommer til å ville gjøre - du er allerede smittet av mod virus, så det er bare viktig å velge hvor klokt pengene skal brukes ;D

Er du medlem av Norsk Ducatiforening Desmodromene? Turer, banedager og sosiale arrangementer [beer]

Dette virker som en veldig bra og nyttig nettside. Bor i Bergen, men ønsker å melde meg inn i foreningen.
Kommer til å gå en del penger på å fikse og trikse, men det er det verdt [thumbsup]

floyd turbo

#18
February 23, 2010, 01:03:45 AM
Quote from: Cider on February 22, 2010, 03:55:50 PM
Cool, another excuse for me to pimp this picture of motorcycle parts baking in the oven:



Do these cookies taste funny to you?  Yeah they do but look at how fast they went!

Monsterlover

#19
February 23, 2010, 04:25:37 AM
I rode with this guy from Pittsburgh once (from the Penndesmo forum) and he painted the engine in his monster black.

He didn't mask anything.

Just bombed it with a spray can.

I have to say, it looked really cool in a mad-max badass way.

I liked it :D
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Cider

#20
February 23, 2010, 03:51:47 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on February 22, 2010, 03:57:42 PM
not married? ;D

Married, and she didn't complain.  Lucked out, I guess? 

Or maybe she was just high from the fumes. 

ducpainter

#21
February 23, 2010, 03:58:23 PM
Quote from: Cider on February 23, 2010, 03:51:47 PM
Married, and she didn't complain.  Lucked out, I guess? 

Or maybe she was just high from the fumes. 
[laugh]
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


junior varsity

#22
February 23, 2010, 05:34:25 PM
you guys quit speakin' the jibbajabba. more on paint stuff...


How does one go about thoroughly stripping and painting between fins on air-cooled motor?

If you have some rash on, say, the alternator side cover, how does one go about smoothing it out prior to painting? It looks predominantly in the paint itself, so stripping might take care of the most of it...

ducpainter

#23
February 23, 2010, 05:36:57 PM
Quote from: ato memphis on February 23, 2010, 05:34:25 PM
you guys quit speakin' the jibbajabba. more on paint stuff...


How does one go about thoroughly stripping and painting between fins on air-cooled motor?

If you have some rash on, say, the alternator side cover, how does one go about smoothing it out prior to painting? It looks predominantly in the paint itself, so stripping might take care of the most of it...
Why do you want to strip?
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


junior varsity

#24
February 23, 2010, 05:38:51 PM
exercise mostly. its aerobic.



oh. paint. i want to strip then repaint in black. semi gloss black. want the motor more black methinks.

ducpainter

#25
February 23, 2010, 05:40:43 PM
Quote from: ato memphis on February 23, 2010, 05:38:51 PM
exercise mostly. its aerobic.



oh. paint. i want to strip then repaint in black. semi gloss black. want the motor more black methinks.
Let's try this again.

Why do you want to strip the old paint?

Is it flaking or do you just think you have to?
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


He Man

#26
February 23, 2010, 06:17:54 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on February 23, 2010, 05:36:57 PM
Why do you want to strip?

it pays the bills.


ato memphis, thats the same thought im having. With a stripper it will be too much work, so i think soda blasting is the best. Safe on all materials and its quick.

ducpainter

#27
February 23, 2010, 06:19:55 PM
Quote from: He Man on February 23, 2010, 06:17:54 PM
it pays the bills.


ato memphis, thats the same thought im having. With a stripper it will be too much work, so i think soda blasting is the best. Safe on all materials and its quick.


I'm thinking if the original paint is sound...

leave it.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


He Man

#28
February 23, 2010, 07:41:18 PM
what do you consider sound? the paint on my engine isnt peeling off, but it looks like the salt flats. cracked everywhere. and its impregnated with dirt.

this is the forward cylinder only. the top cylinder just has a nasty oil stain that wont come out.

ducpainter

#29
February 24, 2010, 03:12:20 AM
Quote from: He Man on February 23, 2010, 07:41:18 PM
what do you consider sound? the paint on my engine isnt peeling off, but it looks like the salt flats. cracked everywhere. and its impregnated with dirt.

this is the forward cylinder only. the top cylinder just has a nasty oil stain that wont come out.
That's not sound.

The stain isn't an issue.

Here's the issue.

Paint won't stick well to untreated aluminum. If you remove the factory paint you need to either use an epoxy primer, a self etching primer, or chemically treat the aluminum. That's why I leave it if possible.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


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