High Temp Paint...

[GNEPIG]

.. i would like one of those seals.

[prometheus578]

"Hey Grampaw, what's fer supper?'

I have a nice shiny valve cover roasting nicely in the oven at present time. Also a thought... if someone were to shoot the exhaust headers right where they exit the head with the thermometer, I wonder if you could tell a leaner cylinder (Running hotter) from a richer one. I am thinking the inner two cylinders will be inherantly hotter anyway... but anyone tried this? Just a thought...

I have one o' dem laser pointer thermometers at work ($30 Harbor Fright, compared to the other mech's $200 Snap-On)
Anyway... would be hard to tell lean condition by the heat of the pipes.
"Ummm... I have two pipes hotter than the others. Is it 'cause they are running lean... or are they normal and the other two cylinders aren't running properly?"
(I just spray water on them and compare the sizzles.)

[trbig]

(I just spray water on them and compare the sizzles.)

So with this much more technologically advanced version... if the "Sizzles" are different "Is it 'cause they are running lean... or are they normal and the other two cylinders aren't running properly?" ?? lol..

I guess what I was really wondering, was what the normal temp would be on the header. This paint isn't chrome, but I think it would look nicer than the blue and spotty rusted spots that are there now. I was just wondering if that 1200 degree paint would be sufficient. It would be a lot cheaper than a new (thinner) aftermarket chrome set. this isn't EVER going to be a show bike anyway.

Tod

[Special Ed]

About those jugs:

I think jugs usually operate at 98 degree's, but I swear my SWMBO's jugs sometimes go to at least !00 degrees under certain pleasurable conditions!
Great thread, my XSive brothers and sister. I have used Duplicolor with very satisfactory results. I'm going to make a heat box with 4 infrared heat lamps to bake the finish. Don't know if SWMBO will like shareing an oven with bike parts. Besides my next project is going to be the rear wheel; I doubt that it will fit in the oven!
Write on!
E.Liberty

[trbig]

Well, it's not high temp, but I was at that bike rally this weekend and saw a guy that paints bikes. He had a few tanks there he'd done, and i saw one I am seriously considering have him do for me. I thought about removing the side Yamaha emblems, filling the tank flush and smooth there, and having it done like this.




Not many would know it was a Yamaha until they saw the crank case covers... I just loved the colors.... it would keep the bike with a black theme.. but add a little color.

Ideas??

Tod