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[fj1289]

If someone was going to paint a set of engine cases and then bake them in the wife's oven - how long of a trip should she be on?

I'm sure Pat knows the answer for this one ....

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If someone was going to paint a set of engine cases and then bake them in the wife's oven - how long of a trip should she be on?  I'm sure Pat knows the answer for this one ....

fj1289,

Why take the risks?  I can see serious potential for marital discord, and maybe untold health hazards in the oven, kitchen, or house.

A professional job, and maybe even powder-coated, just is not that expensive, commercially.  Shop around, man. 

Now I could see maybe buying a small thrift-shop oven, and doing the work out in the driveway.  Then store or junkyard the used oven.  Using the family's kitchen appliance would not seem to be wise or smart, IMHO. 

Not my business anyway, I guess . . .

[Waiex191]

Be sure to let us know what charity we should donate to in lieu of flowers.

[Pat Conlon]

That VHT paint smell is particularly pungent. On my house I have an evap cooler system which brings in 6500 cfm of 100% fresh air coupled with a high end Zline kitchen hood....even still, I can't get away with it... once the dragon lady gets a whiff, she never forgets that smell.

When shopping for my BBQ I was questioned by the dragon lady on why I selected such a large grill. I explained to her I was planning for entertaining company.

Lesson learned, now all my paint curing is done outside on the patio. I can get that bad boy up up to 600*

Now....the dishwasher, that's another story.....

[Old Rider]

If someone was going to paint a set of engine cases and then bake them in the wife's oven - how long of a trip should she be on?

I'm sure Pat knows the answer for this one ....

I have not cured paint in the oven, but when i replaced the cylindersleeves i did some cooking and it smelled fantastic the dragon disagree.She does not like engines or motorcycles .I think you will need a week and then use the oven selfclean a few times

[RPM - Robert]

If VHT is similar in curing to PJ1 we sell. If you do several light coats it takes no time to cure all by itself. I did find if you go thick on it and don't take your time it can take 3-4 days to cure naturally.

[RPM - Robert]

If someone was going to paint a set of engine cases and then bake them in the wife's oven - how long of a trip should she be on?

I'm sure Pat knows the answer for this one ....

I have not cured paint in the oven, but when i replaced the cylindersleeves i did some cooking and it smelled fantastic the dragon disagree.She does not like engines or motorcycles .I think you will need a week and then use the oven selfclean a few times

You have to do subtle things so they grow accustomed. Like me for example, I bought the wife new candles. I simply forgot to tell her, they smelled like two stroke when you burn them.

[Old Rider]

HaHa Thanks for that great tip i love the smell of two stroke .Im sure if there was a aftershave with two stroke smell it would sell well  

[T Legg]

My favorite smell was from the old speedway bikes that ran nitromethane fuel.
Those riders were incredible. They ran on a dirt circle track. They had super tall front tires that would be crossed up almost the entire race with a huge rooster tail of dirt behind them .

[krusty]

 

My favorite smell was from the old speedway bikes that ran nitromethane fuel.
Those riders were incredible. They ran on a dirt circle track. They had super tall front tires that would be crossed up almost the entire race with a huge rooster tail of dirt behind them .

The smell of Castrol R was common in my early days of Motocross. I believe it was a castor oil additive lubricant but rarely used these days.
Speedway racing originated in Australia at Maitland NSW in 1923, just a few miles from where I was born.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf_D9G86e3k

[T Legg]

That video sure brings back memories Krusty. I didn't know the history of speedway bikes. When I was a kid riding dirt bikes in the late sixty's and seventies I smelled that often but I especially associated it with the speedway bikes. I didn't realize it was from the lubricant in the fuel. My neighbor raced one and he would occasionally ride his bike sliding around the paved culdesac by my house . At that time there was nothing around that had that kind of horsepower on two wheels .

[Bones]

I've still got some left in a bottle of Castrol R30 that I bought about 15yrs ago. Sometimes used to put a capful in the tank of the FJ before a ride and loved the comments about why my bike smelled so good when following.

[ribbert]

I've still got some left in a bottle of Castrol R30 that I bought about 15yrs ago. Sometimes used to put a capful in the tank of the FJ before a ride and loved the comments about why my bike smelled so good when following.

You beat me to it Tony. To a petrol head, Castor oil is the best smell on the planet. Great in 2-strokes, they pumped out so much "smell"

Noel

[ribbert]

If VHT is similar in curing to PJ1 we sell. If you do several light coats it takes no time to cure all by itself. I did find if you go thick on it and don't take your time it can take 3-4 days to cure naturally.

Robert, unfortunately the VHT has to be heat cured.

I once painted and engine and left it sitting on the garage floor for 6 mths before installing it (and curing the paint by riding it for a few hours) I went to brush the dust off only to realise it had settled into the uncured and tacky paint and all the horizontal surfaces looked like suede! It also has finger prints in the paint to this day from man handling the engine back into the frame.

The next one I spent a long time masking and trimming with great accuracy and painted it once installed and hanging off the rear bolts and before I fitted everything back on.

Noel

[RPM - Robert]

Thanks Noel. That's why we use and offer the PJ1 engine paint. No curing required.

We've painted a lot of engines before installation and no issue with soft paint. It dries so we'll, the fins are easily sanded back to raw aluminum for that O.E. look.

I'll have the link up once the website is back up online