 Engine paints bubble and peel
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I have areas on my engine cases where the paint has bubbled and peeled off. I have removed these and sanded off the aluminium corrosion underneath but need advice on what paint to use to touch up these areas?
I'm sure I'm not alone in this. Anyone figured out a simple solution??
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Re: Engine paints bubble and peel
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Check Pants
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Zero-Rust black is very close to a perfect engine case color match, needs normal prep, no primer and dries harder than a wedding night "you now what". zero-rust
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Harley makes a texture black engine paint as well. You can pick it up at any of their stealerships, but it is pricey at around $25 a can. It is a pretty close match as well.
2006 865 Neon Blue/Jet Black Speedmaster,790cams, TTP Stage 2 Firestarter, Epco Exhaust with 10.25" Samson Vrod baffles, UNI pods with 40 pilots, 150 mains,Thruxton needles, 3 turns out.
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My engine is silver......
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New Tires
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Some have just striopped the cases and then polished. Same with the forks.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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My engine is silver......
My bad. Having a Speedmaster the black engine always comes to my mind first.
2006 865 Neon Blue/Jet Black Speedmaster,790cams, TTP Stage 2 Firestarter, Epco Exhaust with 10.25" Samson Vrod baffles, UNI pods with 40 pilots, 150 mains,Thruxton needles, 3 turns out.
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My engine is silver......
My bad. Having a Speedmaster the black engine always comes to my mind first.
I covert your black engine...... 
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Some have just striopped the cases and then polished. Same with the forks.
After stripping the lacquer off the bar clamps and finding the bare aluminium looks so much better I think this maybe the way forward. Although it looks like a load of bloody knuckle work.
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Check Pants
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Chemical stripper helps, but even with chemicals, there is some labor involved. I've done fork tubes and wheel hubs, some of the Silver powder coat comes right off, other parts are adhered with nearly indestructible alien technology, regardless of removal technique. That may make no sense, but that has been my experience stripping the Silver off.
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Should be Riding
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I just used some carb cleaner that accidentally made mine super soft, I had to get that crap off my engine in a hurry as I was afraid it would do permanent damage
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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Chemical stripper helps, but even with chemicals, there is some labor involved. I've done fork tubes and wheel hubs, some of the Silver powder coat comes right off, other parts are adhered with nearly indestructible alien technology, regardless of removal technique. That may make no sense, but that has been my experience stripping the Silver off.
Alien tech.......that's the worst.
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Loquacious
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My engine is silver......
My bad. Having a Speedmaster the black engine always comes to my mind first.
I covert your black engine......
Well...you could make it so...
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