Painting The Engine ????

[ducpainter]

I cannot find any ppg products to buy off the Internet anywhere there is loads of high temp engine paint I have found. But all the suppliers I have spoken to just say it's a one coat job. Indent believe the high temp paint job is going to be hard waring enough. Could anyone point me in the right direction for theses ppg primers and top coats ? I would prefer to be able to use them with an air gun + compressor if possible. I have also been looking at the option  of soda blasting as a way of stripping the current enamel off.

Soda will be painfully slow if it works at all.

Maybe you could go to the local panel beater shop and ask where they buy their materials

[Glass_Darkly]

Yeah I'm well on my way now asked my local mechanic buddy, just waiting for a lil more pounds in the wallet. Started disassemble today will be putting some pics up throughout the prosess

[Glass_Darkly]

Is painting the oil cooler assembly a bad idea ? 

[Glass_Darkly]

Got the engine out after some hard work mainly involving mashed up/rusty  nuts and Allen heads on the exhaust etc and Having to re-shape/cutt them with the dremel tool.


Ducati m750 engine by Glass_Darkly, on Flickr

[ducatigirl100]

I just have a question here   

since the subjet here is "painting the motor"


I'm planning on overhauling my 1995 900m next year and I was wandering if it's possible to chrome it or polish it  ? since I'm gonna take apart the 2 heads to pieces I'm trying to figure out if it would be possible 

[Glass_Darkly]

I just have a question here   

since the subjet here is "painting the motor"


I'm planning on overhauling my 1995 900m next year and I was wandering if it's possible to chrome it or polish it  ? since I'm gonna take apart the 2 heads to pieces I'm trying to figure out if it would be possible 

I can't see why some sort of plating wouldn't work although protecting the internals would prob be the toughest part, I'm a super noob when it comes to painting I'm afraid, I'm learning as I go 

[Glass_Darkly]

Here is the latest pic I am slowly making progress after coating in nitromorse and leaving Forman hour i started taking a wire brush to it revealing some lovely shiny Alu.


Half way there by Glass_Darkly, on Flickr

[Glass_Darkly]

Sorry about the terrible quality of the last picture here is another after a few more hours and a bit more paint stripper just the other side and the front to do now.


M750 Ducati by Glass_Darkly, on Flickr

I just have a question here   

since the subjet here is "painting the motor"


I'm planning on overhauling my 1995 900m next year and I was wandering if it's possible to chrome it or polish it  ? since I'm gonna take apart the 2 heads to pieces I'm trying to figure out if it would be possible 

weell this is quite a good look if you are going for the chromy finish if you could perhaps clear coat it with the finish like this could that be an option i quite like the scrathced look/finish

[ducatigirl100]

Tank's it looks good  It give a god idea of what it would look like  a chrome up and polish

[Glass_Darkly]

Tank's it looks good  It give a god idea of what it would look like  a chrome up and polish

yeah i am quite liking this look im half inclined to not bother painting it, im just using a wire  brush and the ones you can use in a drill, be aware its not the easiest stuff to get off though especially in the nooks and crannies, obviously this will be easier if you are going to completley dissasemble.

i think it will be quite rewarding once finished though.

[ducatigirl100]

Actually since it would be disassemble, I though of going to see a specialized shop where they clean to the parts whit water or sandblasting       ....or it's a hole lot off scrubbing !!!

[Glass_Darkly]

Here is where I am at with it at the moment thought inwould give the cover s a bit of gold may decide i don't like it when rest of the engine is done but will have to wait an see


3rd coat lol s by Glass_Darkly, on Flickr

[Smokescreen]

Alright, since this is a painting page, I've questions about the process.  If I'm willing to tear it down, you all think it's possible to have the parts parkerized? I'm thinking a parkerized finish would more or less withstand anything, and would leave the motor with a beautiful sparkly matte finish.

:edit: I had a look around Colorado Springs and apparently there's a company called Spectrum Powder Works (spectrumpowderworks.com) that specializes in coatings.  they have ceramic coatings and I think I'll see if those could work on the exterior of the motor, while the interior coatings could be used in the header and midpipes.

[Howie]

Alright, since this is a painting page, I've questions about the process.  If I'm willing to tear it down, you all think it's possible to have the parts parkerized? I'm thinking a parkerized finish would more or less withstand anything, and would leave the motor with a beautiful sparkly matte finish.

Might, except your engine is aluminum.

[Smokescreen]

Parkerizing is usually done on aluminum, though normally it's M-16 receivers.  It is therefore, rather durable.