Blacking out your engine, casing
Intermediate
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 44
Likes: 0
From: Mobile, Alabama
I used the VHT header paint in flat black. I done the same as Jaysomethin. Tape everything you don't want painted and just paint. I didn't wash my engine off with some degreaser cleaner first to make sure there were no oils. Drinking straws if they fit good would be a good idea and I have read a guy used those little black plastic caps like the ones that are covering some of the bolts on the bike now. I didn't prime anything. I already had tape and paper so the project only cost me $8. Just remember after a coat wait for however long the can says to dry and then repaint. One can was enough for me to paint the whole engine with two coats. Let your engine idle after your done to bake on the paint if you get the VHT header paint.
Larry
Larry
Intermediate
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 38
Likes: 0
From: Yuba County, CA
I'm going to be painting mine too. Can't decide between Rustoleum VHT primer and then black, just straight to black or using the Harley stuff. Any thoughts about some kind of clear coat to protect it a little better?
Thread Starter
|
Cruiser
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 117
Likes: 1
From: Sin City
Heyyy, anybody has any feedback after spraying your casings with HD textured black spray?
Sprayed my speedo with that and it traps dirt like a b*tch. Wouldnt want my casing to be trapping sand and all after I done that. Any solutions?
Sprayed my speedo with that and it traps dirt like a b*tch. Wouldnt want my casing to be trapping sand and all after I done that. Any solutions?
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,166
Likes: 7
From: NY
Hello Everyone,
I am new to the forum and recently purchased an 07 Nightster. I've been following this thread intently because my engine is in need of a quick facelift and I appreciate all the good info I've gleaned so far. Before I bought it the bike had been sitting in a barn for about a year and oxidation got under some of the paint on the engine casing and block. I plan to pull the engine this winter and really clean it up and repaint but wanted to do something now to make it look better. Anybody have any recommendations for how to clean it up for a quick paintjob as many of you have been doing? I was thinking of taking a dremmel with a wire wheel to the bad spots to remove the chipping paint on the engine (the really bad spots are in the little nooks and crannies around the heads, naturally) but after that what's the best way to clean up the oxidation to ensure the paint sticks? Can I spray the whole thing (not the heads) with some brake cleaner to remove it, along with accumulated road grime and oil? Will that harm the engine gaskets or cause other problems?
I also have many of the case bolts with oxidation and surface corrosion on the heads. Someone mentioned taking them out one at a time. Is it possible to take each one out, clean the bolt head and replace it, then rinse/repeat all the way around the case without ruining a gasket and causing a leak?
Any help on this would be great. Thanks!
I am new to the forum and recently purchased an 07 Nightster. I've been following this thread intently because my engine is in need of a quick facelift and I appreciate all the good info I've gleaned so far. Before I bought it the bike had been sitting in a barn for about a year and oxidation got under some of the paint on the engine casing and block. I plan to pull the engine this winter and really clean it up and repaint but wanted to do something now to make it look better. Anybody have any recommendations for how to clean it up for a quick paintjob as many of you have been doing? I was thinking of taking a dremmel with a wire wheel to the bad spots to remove the chipping paint on the engine (the really bad spots are in the little nooks and crannies around the heads, naturally) but after that what's the best way to clean up the oxidation to ensure the paint sticks? Can I spray the whole thing (not the heads) with some brake cleaner to remove it, along with accumulated road grime and oil? Will that harm the engine gaskets or cause other problems?
I also have many of the case bolts with oxidation and surface corrosion on the heads. Someone mentioned taking them out one at a time. Is it possible to take each one out, clean the bolt head and replace it, then rinse/repeat all the way around the case without ruining a gasket and causing a leak?
Any help on this would be great. Thanks!
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Southpaw Super Glide: A Left-Hand-Drive 1979 Harley FXE Built to Fit the Rider
Verdad Gallardo
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 35
Likes: 0
From: victoria
sorry heres the pics of the finished job... both sides, came out real smooth, that gloss look died right out and has a nice wrinkle black matte finish..
It was just one can of harley wrinkle paint, im not the most mechanically inclined so I didnt remove anything... Still looks perfect after surviving a 9 day 3200 mile road trip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NbLlctSuBY
It was just one can of harley wrinkle paint, im not the most mechanically inclined so I didnt remove anything... Still looks perfect after surviving a 9 day 3200 mile road trip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NbLlctSuBY