Post by: Wenman on September 23, 2018, 07:40:55 PM
Obv thinking a high temp VHT preferably a satin black?
Also I was going to use an acid etch primer due to the aluminium?
Will any acid etch work? Does it come in a high temp version?
Thanks u lot!
Al
Post by: Nurse Julie on September 23, 2018, 07:46:12 PM
Edit...SIMVHT20C is black.
Post by: Wenman on September 23, 2018, 08:01:03 PM
Would anyone know if have cleaned and sandblasted the head and barrels, if I wanted to leave it unpainted would I have to coat it with anything to prevent oxidisation etc?
Al
Post by: Nurse Julie on September 23, 2018, 08:08:01 PM
Post by: UK Pete on September 24, 2018, 08:13:43 AM
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Post by: Piki on September 24, 2018, 08:53:45 AM
It will oxidize quite quickly if left bare, it would need something i'm sure unless you want to de fluff it every weekend 😭😭I have my engine with a sandblasted work(about 5 or 6 years ago) and not paint or protection, and looks as the first day, not oxidation, is true that I live in Spain and the weather is different......
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on September 24, 2018, 09:17:52 AM
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Post by: paul G on September 24, 2018, 10:55:51 AM
Post by: gtmdriver on September 24, 2018, 12:14:43 PM
It stayed on when petrol and even battery acid got spilled on it.
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e254/gtmdriver/guzzi%20build/Finishedengivebox5.jpg) (http://s41.photobucket.com/user/gtmdriver/media/guzzi%20build/Finishedengivebox5.jpg.html)
Post by: Piki on September 24, 2018, 12:55:18 PM
It does rain in Spain though. Doesn’t it ?I live in Madrid and here doesnt rain much (20 days to the year perhaps...).....I think that salt on the roads is the problem, but here there is not that problem (at the north of Spain yes) or near of the coast zone, not problem about oxidation here, belive me.
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Post by: taysidedragon on September 29, 2018, 08:09:14 PM
I'm hoping that climate change will bring your weather up to us soon! 😎It does rain in Spain though. Doesn’t it ?I live in Madrid and here doesnt rain much (20 days to the year perhaps...).....I think that salt on the roads is the problem, but here there is not that problem (at the north of Spain yes) or near of the coast zone, not problem about oxidation here, belive me.
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Post by: Green1 on September 29, 2018, 09:33:14 PM
Post by: Spitfire on September 30, 2018, 01:39:18 PM
(https://imageshack.com/a/img921/9515/arJYje.jpg)
(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/3166/b5dk9F.jpg)
(https://imageshack.com/a/img921/9158/lCYA9i.jpg)
Cheers
Dennis
Post by: hairygit on September 30, 2018, 02:35:12 PM
I wish my Guzzi engine looked that good. Mine looks like its been dunked in the ocean and it only has around 9000 on it.They always say you can polish a turd,
but it's still a turd!
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Post by: petermigreen on September 30, 2018, 06:29:12 PM
In 2007ish I just cleaned the engine with paraffin to degrease it and then got rid of the oxidation with my Dremel/Brillo pads/bits and bobs, no primer, then painted it using US Automotive VHT Aluminium paint, the head, barrels, etc that were separate were baked in the oven. It's lasted well but needs a bit of work now.I did my 500 head and barrels and baked in the oven. But I managed to support them in the oven in such a way that the liners slid out of the barrels :o
Cheers
Dennis
I had to turn them around and put them back in till they got hot enough and slid back in. DOH!
Paint came out okay though.
Peter
Post by: Spitfire on September 30, 2018, 06:36:58 PM
Cheers
Dennis
Post by: Trigger on September 30, 2018, 07:40:16 PM