Paint for the engine?

[/quote]what about the people who dont want a black engine? imo the bare aluminum look is the sexiest look for a bike motor. once the painted engine is cleaned and bare aluminum, how can you protect it from oil, grease, and the elements?[/quote]

I use a local machine shop to blast clean my engines. once they are on the bike I just make sure I keep it clean right after rain or if it gets to dirty, also keep an eye out for oil leaks. other than that I don't use anything on the engine.
Just keep on top of the grease and the dirt wont stick or discolor the casting.

Oliver wrote:

what about the people who dont want a black engine? imo the bare aluminum look is the sexiest look for a bike motor. once the painted engine is cleaned and bare aluminum, how can you protect it from oil, grease, and the elements?[/quote]

I use a local machine shop to blast clean my engines. once they are on the bike I just make sure I keep it clean right after rain or if it gets to dirty, also keep an eye out for oil leaks. other than that I don't use anything on the engine.
Just keep on top of the grease and the dirt wont stick or discolor the casting.[/quote]cool. thanks

VHT has an "aluma - blast" paint that looks like fresh sand blasted aluminum. 1500 degree.

The perfect scenerio would be a total dis-assembly of the engine.
Hot tanked, then media blasted with a semi-course blast.

Cleaned then painted. Then baked in an oven for a couple of hours at 300 or 400 degrees. Do 1/2 a case at a time.
Then the jugs and head. Then slowly cooled.

Then your done!