I GUESS IM GOING TO PAINT THIS STUFF INSTEAD of polishing it out .whats a good paint that will hold up and last.and what if any special preping should i do? do you guys think repainting the cylinder and head will cause any over heating troubles.thanks

 

My friends have done this on their Shees and have had no overheating issues. First, you need to have the cylinders and head sandblasted. Be very careful that you do not get any in the cylinder! Then, wash off and tape off the cylinders and head and do a couple coats of primer followed by several coats of paint. Any good high temperature paint will do, look for it at Autozone or Oreillys. Good Luck!

 

WALLSTREET,
how do you think a bench grinder with a wire brush wheel would work for preping the cylinders for a coat of paint.i know i would get some brush marks in the cylinders but i believe a good paint job would cover it up.

 

sandblasting or glass beading it will be better

 

sandblasting is worth the trouble

 

Wire wheel wont work to well and will be a pita. beadblasting is quick and painless, just tape off the cylinder and ports.

 

I thinking about sandblasting my lt250r motor, will it hurt anything to sandblast it while its still together, i dont want to do it if its going to blow my gaskets. SHould i have any probs about running the motor after sandblasting? what do yall think??? Nic

 

i had my motor and clutch and mag cover done in powdercoat looks awesome but i was advised against and didnt do cylinder and head. just got them blasted they look nice and sano in silver. red cases black clutch and mag covers with red water pump looks good to me! shiniest stuff on bike[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]