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13 Apr 2012 10:12 - 21 Feb 2013 15:55
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Re: painted engines

13 Apr 2012 12:29
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Not that I would use it, but I saw a duplicolor engine paint in a bright, almost kawasaki green. That would be kinda cool if you could manage to paint the engine with that, then paint the ends of the fins black....
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Re: painted engines

13 Apr 2012 13:04
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hi dont know what your looking for on the fenders but i am going to run the police rear on mine, and the front well its not police but it is kaw. and not bad looking and paintab

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if you like this one you can have it for five bucks plus shipping

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Re: painted engines

13 Apr 2012 13:22 - 13 Apr 2012 13:26
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I used PPG base coat sundown silver and and a flat clear on my engine and carbs(using a paashe airbrush)Never peeled and looks like new,I've gotten alot off compliments on how clean everything looks.Check out my pic in the KZ 1000 gallery,its close to the last entry.
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Re: painted engines

13 Apr 2012 20:58
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Think about baking a potato in the micro, then wraping aluminium foil around it, same with those nice shiney engine cases, :lol:
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Re: painted engines

16 Apr 2012 01:17
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PJ1 case paint is the shiznit!!! :woohoo:
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Re: painted engines

16 Apr 2012 08:16 - 16 Apr 2012 08:16
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zed1015 wrote: Painting the engine black can reduce temps by up to 50 degrees.
I use PJ1 satin and bake it on in the oven.
It's very close to the original kwak black but i do start with freshly blasted and de-greased castings for a durable finish.

Is it applicable for the 5 years old engine also?
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Re: painted engines

16 Apr 2012 09:39 - 16 Apr 2012 09:43
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Here are some temp measurements from OMR's built 1000 in Arizona. YMMV.




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Re: painted engines

16 Apr 2012 13:58
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Ive been using header paint for the engine and pipes since the first 73 z1 I owned. Heats the least of your problems. Those engines will take incredible abuse, Ive never seen another engine even come close
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