View Full Version : Engine cases, paint of leave bare???
kiwi kdx
21-01-2013, 02:24 PM
hey guys i now have my new engine cases, i want an bare alloy look engine but in unsure what to do
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/20130121_125105.jpg
a- blast is and leave it bare?, but im sure this would age quickly
b- blast it and paint it?
any input?
this is the look i want.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg173/d21terrano/111-2.jpg
ozzy1100
21-01-2013, 02:32 PM
vapour blasting.........
kiwi kdx
21-01-2013, 02:40 PM
yep i just read your post about leaving it raw...... im very keen!
stiffsimon
21-01-2013, 02:41 PM
Of course that's the look that you want. Obvious really innit cause it's a proper bike ;)
kiwi kdx
21-01-2013, 02:47 PM
ohhh "what r you like?"......
yeah i rekon the fins stick out better in silver.
BANDITROD
21-01-2013, 02:52 PM
you could always paint the whole thing silver
Deano
21-01-2013, 03:56 PM
Aqua blasting it. Closes over the alloy so doesn't age and get grubby.
Gibbo was telling me about an engine he did. Came up trumps.
ozzy1100
21-01-2013, 04:34 PM
thats the vapour blasting deano also known as aqua blasting its gold :-)
stiffsimon
21-01-2013, 07:10 PM
These people http://www.hotfrog.com.au/Companies/Ferntree-Gully-Hydroblasting were recomended to me by a legitimate reliable source when I was looking into hydroblasting last year
Deano
21-01-2013, 07:30 PM
thats the vapour blasting deano also known as aqua blasting its gold :-)
Super. Do that then
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