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CB750 Barn find project - First Timer
Nurse Julie:
Hahaha, no, you don't have to pay 2K, that's how much it costs to fill an industrial size tank !!!. It only costs somewhere around £65 to have all the cases stripped this way. Also, I know Trig would say the same but, if you leave your engine 'naked' as it were, ie, not painted, it would end up as a fir ball of corrosion in no time at all.
Underdog1:
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on December 22, 2016, 11:04:33 AM ---if you leave your engine 'naked' as it were, ie, not painted, it would end up as a fir ball of corrosion in no time at all.
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Do you reckon? my cases still have the original paint on them and all in all its mostly still there, the barrels, head, valve cover, side covers all came as bare aluminium from the factory no?
Nurse Julie:
The engines are painted and lacquered from the factory and the casings were satin polished and lacquered to protect them from corrosion.
Underdog1:
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on December 22, 2016, 01:51:14 PM ---The engines are painted and lacquered from the factory and the casings were satin polished and lacquered to protect them from corrosion.
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Ok cool well every days a school day :)
However if the bike ha gone 4 years without rusting I'm sure it can handle a few more without falling to bits, the more i see bikes like this:
The more i think i like the worn in 'patina' look. Anyway I'm not going to rush into spraying my engine bits now ill see how i feel in a week or so.
I bought some Hondabond HT gasket sealer on the bay a few days ago after mistaking it for Hondabond 4 (damn you port!). Doesn't seem the Hondabond 4 is easily available in the UK and threebond seems a good alternative. However my research shows that Threebond have changed their formula a few times as they have been forced to remove various chemicals.. Does anyone know if 1184 is the right one to go for?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111631190580?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Nurse Julie:
I am far from an expert but the paint on your engine, by what I can see in your piccies, looks in quite good order. If you were to strip the varnish / paint off and then leave it bare that is when the alloy oxidises and goes furry. Also, an Engineer will tell you it's not important what the outside of the engine looks like, it's how it's built and how it performs on the inside that is important ;D ;D ;D
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