painted engine

[lotsa_mpg]

I decided that before I install my latest engine, I'd throw a bit of black paint on it and polish the side covers. I also figured I'd try my hand at engraving 48cc on the clutch cover with my dremel tool. I kinda like the look of it so far except now that the covers are polished, fingerprints show up real bad on it.

 

[Guest]

Nice! How did you manage to keep the engraved part so nice?

 

[locoWelder]

sweet ! I did mine the same way but I powder coated it and I'm going to sand it off the edge of each fin

 

[azbill]

nice job
looks sweet
if you polish it and spray some clear high heat paint I think the fingerprint prob will go away

 

[OldPete]

Good job on the engraving of 48cc.

Wipe down the cases with WD-40 and they will stay nice.
Before long rides before road grit and tar get thrown up on the hot cylinder head. Spray a little Pam or similare product on the head.

Makes clean up super easy. Used to do that on all my air cooled road bikes.

 

[lotsa_mpg]

Well, it turned out ok for a first try.....but I'll need to drink less coffee before I attempt engraving free hand again. You can't go very deep in that stuff or you'll end up all the way thru. I just brush painted the red all over the engraved area, then waited three days for it to cure and sanded it off flush.

Pete

 

[Guest]

Yeah, but how'd ya' get the circle so round?

 

[lotsa_mpg]

Joe, I just placed a flat washer over the 48cc and c-clamped it more or less centered, then quickly whipped the dremel around the circumference of the washer. Kinda crudely done, but I didn't feel like paying a pro to do it.

Pete

 

[Guest]

Sounds like pure common sense! Thanks.

 

[iRide Customs]

It's the very nice simple things that can change the look of something so much. That is awesome!