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Thin bits of metal and bright blue light.

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sunny
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engine paint

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Engine out for re-build, now de-greased and ready for a final treat...

Can you paint the main crank case or is it best to leave it as it is?

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I use smoothrite silver... or engine enamel.
I used High temp black on the heads
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I used this from halfrauds on the crank case.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165495" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Its been on now for 7 months and no flaking.
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They also do a VHT version for same price - just stands even higher temperatures
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Used to get gallon tins of silver and blue from a glass factory, mixed well and never seemed to burn off, cleanliness is also the key
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