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JustcallmeMrT:
Thanks for the help guys!

tom400f:
MrT is it the same stuff as here: http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,4716.msg21542.html#msg21542
?

Didn't mention baking on the tin but as I was doing a brake caliper I put it in the oven at 100 deg for 30 minutes. But may be yours is different.

boilermaker1:
I painted my engine a few months ago with Simonz engine enamel, I made up a big plywood box and lined it with tinfoil.
I got the idea from sohc USA forum.I purchased a cheap cooking thermometer on ebay, Used a heat gun to get it up to temp.
It took five hours. very happy with then end result. The directions on the can says that it must be cured within 10 hours of painting so running the engine to cure it may not be an option. I also read some where that curing paint by running the engine is not a great idea as the top of the gearbox may not get hot enough, and this is the place where petrol will land if the carbs leak

JustcallmeMrT:

--- Quote from: boilermaker1 on February 08, 2015, 06:28:50 PM ---I painted my engine a few months ago with Simonz engine enamel, I made up a big plywood box and lined it with tinfoil.
I got the idea from sohc USA forum.I purchased a cheap cooking thermometer on ebay, Used a heat gun to get it up to temp.
It took five hours. very happy with then end result. The directions on the can says that it must be cured within 10 hours of painting so running the engine to cure it may not be an option. I also read some where that curing paint by running the engine is not a great idea as the top of the gearbox may not get hot enough, and this is the place where petrol will land if the carbs leak

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Sweet tip!  May well give that a try!

Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
Mr T
Nuts is a famous quote from the 2nd ww.You related some where there? ;) ;)
Cheers
Bitsa

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