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Offline stevenwr

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Engine paint
« on: October 25, 2011, 03:52:32 PM »
Hello, I've just purchased a 1974 CB550 and want to paint the engine as close to the original silver as I can. What paint are people using? I'm assuming you primer first then paint.
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Offline phil71

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Re: Engine paint
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2011, 03:59:58 PM »
marbles motors has the cloud silver paint you need.
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Offline stevenwr

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Re: Engine paint
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2011, 04:36:42 PM »
Thanks.
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Offline Teknojeffo

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Re: Engine paint
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2011, 07:48:24 PM »
Is that the same paint color as the 750k's ('74 and '76 in my case). I want to do some touch-up this winter too.

Any special kind of primer?
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Re: Engine paint
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2011, 08:23:40 PM »
Duplicolor silver engine paint is pretty much an exact match.
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Offline phil71

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Re: Engine paint
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2011, 01:55:30 AM »
i don't believe that engine parts had primer, but the sides had a clear coat.
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Offline bjatwood

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Re: Engine paint
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2011, 05:15:48 PM »
Quote from: CycleRanger on October 25, 2011, 08:23:40 PM
Duplicolor silver engine paint is pretty much an exact match.

I tried some cloud silver on my oil filter cover the first time I changed my oil this summer. It wasn't close enough for my taste. 2nd oil change I used the Duplicolor on the cover and it is spot on.
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Offline racemx51

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Re: Engine paint
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2011, 05:30:49 PM »
No primer on engines. And automotive paint is fine.. A car hood in AZ gets to 220 to 250 degrees, which is the highest these motors would get..
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