Blasting/painting motor

[Jamie]

Does anyone in or around the Oklahoma City area blast and paint motors? I am getting ready to re-build my XJ1100 motor with a Wiseco kit and wanted to get the rest of the motor looking good. Have most of the outer engine parts already cleaned and polished, needing the bottom end, head and cylinders done. Thanks

[Cobia]

Jamie,
If you have a compressor that can handle it, Harbor Freight has the sand hopper with the gun for about $30. That's what I used and it worked fine.

[Jamie]

Cobia,
Do you have any pics of your motor after you blasted and painted? What paint? What did or does Yamaha use on their engines?

[Geezer]

If you do have the cases blasted, I'd recommend going with soda blasting. It won't leave harmful grit around to get inside your engine...

Geezer

[Jamie]

Good to know, thanks!

[cloerts]

dad, the genius, and I used aircraft stripper to clean the engines up and then just rattle can painted with a high gloss high heat paint, turned out great and was super cheap. geniusloerts or ridinagain should have pix

[bg241ihc]

This looks like a handy little set up for small items

http://darksatanicmill.com/?p=263

[Cobia]

Jamie,
Here's a link to the string where you can see the progress with pictures.

http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30638

Just cut and paste it to get there, having 'puter problems with my browser.

I basically used, and am using, Duplicolor/VHT products. On the engine I used the high temp primer then painted it with satin black. On the frame I used a glossy black epoxy paint meant for rims and other suspension parts. It dries to a very hard and fairly chip-resistant finish.
On the gold stuff I'm using their brightest gold paint, which is never as shiny or metalic as shown on the lid, and then I clear coat it with a finishing product they have for rims and such. Again, it cures to a hard chip-resistant finish, and so far hasn't yellowed on the front rim of my G.

[79XS11F]

Use air craft coating remover to get the bulk of the paint off it and then glass bead it. Make sure you plug all opening to the engine completely and securely. I pack the opening with clean rags and then duct tape everything tightly. Even with this done avoid pointing the chosen media at the sealed openings.
Rob