Heres a bit of news. Dirt on an engine won't make it die. Ever.
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Heres a bit of news. Dirt on an engine won't make it die. Ever.
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Old guy
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Paint it. Touch it up with rustoleum paint pen. I don't have the patience to polish.
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Griffyn
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Never said it would. Don't even know where you'd get the idea that I suggested it from what I wrote.
I just said that if it's too much trouble to polish, run it dirty until it wears out.
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Griffyn
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Wasn't talking to you when I said it then, was I?
Seriously, are you going to try and add to the conversation or just challenge for the world's worst semantic trolling job ever?
So yeah, paint or not to paint is an individual preference. Done right it neither helps nor hurts the cooling by more than sub-functional degrees. Do it wrong and you will uncover a world of aesthetic problems, mostly in chipping, peeling, flaking and looking like crap. Your bike, have fun with it.
Even with the best prep
Anything you paint has to be repainted, someday. Ask anyone with a house, a boat a car and yes, even a motorcycle. Ask SuzuKi. They put a good varnish on the engine originally and what happened?-right.
So the first time you do it it'll look great for as long as it takes for the first stone to chip it, the first edge to lift a bit and let some water in...so it goes. But good prep helps a lot (7 years sounds darn good to me! http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showpost.php?p=2043210&postcount=3)
But bare metal needs maintenance too. There's no rest for a perfectionist.
Anything you paint has to be repainted, someday. Ask anyone with a house, a boat a car and yes, even a motorcycle. Ask SuzuKi. They put a good varnish on the engine originally and what happened?-right.
So the first time you do it it'll look great for as long as it takes for the first stone to chip it, the first edge to lift a bit and let some water in...so it goes. But good prep helps a lot (7 years sounds darn good to me! http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showpost.php?p=2043210&postcount=3)
But bare metal needs maintenance too. There's no rest for a perfectionist.
I already added plenty to it. Paint it or don't paint it. Whichever you want.
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GSX1000E
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I use VHT Hi-Temp Caliper paint of my engines. It is rated to 900 degrees Fahrenheit and costs no more than the inferior Hi-Temp Engine paint that is only rated to 500 or 550 degrees. The choice is yours as to which one to use. 
My exhaust is Helix, I think it was $20 or more a can.
I can't remember the brand of engine paint even though I just ordered it tonight. The order confirmation says "VHT Engine Paint Gloss Black Aerosol," $10 plus $5 shipping.
I was touching up the engine with the flat stuff and it stood out. The PO went ape sheet with the black paint, the brake pedal and even the end of the passenger foot peg (on one side!).
Under my flat black header paint is rusty chrome. But she starts and runs great, so I can't be too down on PO.
I can't remember the brand of engine paint even though I just ordered it tonight. The order confirmation says "VHT Engine Paint Gloss Black Aerosol," $10 plus $5 shipping.
I was touching up the engine with the flat stuff and it stood out. The PO went ape sheet with the black paint, the brake pedal and even the end of the passenger foot peg (on one side!).
Under my flat black header paint is rusty chrome. But she starts and runs great, so I can't be too down on PO.
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cougar
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my goal is to just tidy it up once (make it look pretty) and then ride it with just doing mechanical work as necessary / required and leave the cosmetic stuff.
yet in saying that the longer the bike looks good the better.
Was thinking black motor so oil leaks don't show so quickly but maybe paint or chrome or polish the side covers (clutch cover, points cover etc )
I did my front forks (lower) in black and they look really nice and smart the frame is powder coated (by PO) and once washed will look good (very dusty at the moment)
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=22346&d=1398418673
yet in saying that the longer the bike looks good the better.
Was thinking black motor so oil leaks don't show so quickly but maybe paint or chrome or polish the side covers (clutch cover, points cover etc )
I did my front forks (lower) in black and they look really nice and smart the frame is powder coated (by PO) and once washed will look good (very dusty at the moment)
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=22346&d=1398418673
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