Engine paint

[rok-the-boat]

The silver paint on my RMX250 engine has mostly fallen off with age. It's 20 years old. I am going to remove the rest of it - I will probably leave it like that but was wondering if there is some kind of paint I could use that would be good for the alloy on the engine. Boat engine paint maybe? I have striped and painted a few outboards and have done a pretty good job. But on a bike engine? What do you think?

[F5 Dave]

PJ1 do some great engine enamel. Not sure what types they still bring into NZ. Obviously cleaning the base up to bite into is the key.

[scumdog]

Boat engine paint maybe? I have striped and painted a few outboards and have done a pretty good job. But on a bike engine? What do you think?

Don't need to stripe them - or even strip them.

Water-blast it carefully, wash it down with de-greaser (or even better, Prepsol) then bruch paint it with silver engien enamel.

[awayatc]

when you paint it warm up engine a bit first.......