GSF
28th March 2012, 19:28
I want to have a crack at dropping the engine out of the Bandit and giving it a lick of paint.
Does anyone who has done this before have any pointers before I drop the engine? I'm planning on giving it a bloody good clean, then a sand before applying some black VHT engine enamel or similar high temperature paint. Then polish the edges of the fins to bare metal for the silver-edged look.
I have seen some people say online that after painting their engines have run considerably hotter (usually after painting air-cooled twins). Is this likely to be an issue?
It's a 250cc liquid-cooled four cylinder. I'd imagine that the radiator does the lion's share of the cooling.
Does anyone who has done this before have any pointers before I drop the engine? I'm planning on giving it a bloody good clean, then a sand before applying some black VHT engine enamel or similar high temperature paint. Then polish the edges of the fins to bare metal for the silver-edged look.
I have seen some people say online that after painting their engines have run considerably hotter (usually after painting air-cooled twins). Is this likely to be an issue?
It's a 250cc liquid-cooled four cylinder. I'd imagine that the radiator does the lion's share of the cooling.