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Painting an engine

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What all would be involved in painting an engine? How much disassembly? what gets painted? How much does something like that usually run? Any info on painting an engine would be greatly appreciated. I have '80 GS850
 
A whole lot of questions, and all have been very well discussed and documented

the Search button is going to be your best friend.....

honestly...

here is a quick one

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/search.php?searchid=2625634



a lot of the rebuild threads have pictures and procedures of what the guys did to get engines ready for paint...

check them out as well

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I think the best looking engines are polished not painted.
There are a few on here that have been done in black that look very good.
The key would be to start with a spotless engine.
But don't use spray and rinse acid formulas.
And tape up everything that you don't want painted.
Like the oil level peep hole, you don't want that painted.
Most of the covers can be taken off and polished to a chrome-like finish.
If you remove covers and other parts, you may want to acquire gaskets, seal, o-rings in advance.

EDIT: Also, you need to match the heat range and type of the paint to the part you're painting.
 
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