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boilermaker1:
Hi, I am currently restoring my 1975 CB400 F. I want to paint the engine but have no
experience with painting.. I need to know what paint gives a good finish, What prep work needs to be done etc, Any help would be great

buxtonmick:
The best paint is Simoniz engine enamel in aluminium not silver, but to get the durable finish it has to be baked for 90 minutes which means that the engine would have to stripped down.  If I were doing it again I would probably spend the money and get the engine aqua blasted - it gives a more original finish (but probably leads to problems controlled surface corrosion etc?).
As I say, following recommendations, I found the Simoniz to be excellent and I notice that David Silver has started selling it now!

Cheers, Mick.

Jimbo550:
I've have found simoniz aluminium paint and gloss black looks really good.  I didn't bake it in an oven like suggested  but I did use a decorators heat gun on the paint for a fair while to get it nice and hot.  If I can find some pics of my engine i will post them on here.

Jimbo550:
Not great quality pics but they should give you an idea of what it could look like when finished.

boilermaker1:
Thanks that very helpful, What about preparation. Did the engine need to be acid etched?

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