Engine Enamel Burn Off

[B Evil]

Quick question for those of you that have painted your engine. How long does the engine usually smoke after a fresh coat of paint? I put a piece of cardboard under the bike for a few days and it came out clean so I don't think it's an oil leak but it just seems like it's smoking longer than I imagined it would.

Thanks
Bradley

[Zooks]

Can you actually see smoke or can you just smell it? 'New' engines often smell for quite a while due to all of the cleaners, gaskets, sealers, paints etc that are used in the build.

[bwringer]

My engine smelled like paint when it got hot for a couple thousand miles, and it was realllllllly nasty for a couple of weeks, maybe 300-400 miles.

It took two or three rides for the paint to stop visibly smoking when it got hot.

I used PJ1 Fast Black Satin, in case you were wondering.

Due to a rather inconvenient busted leg, the nearly complete engine with all parts painted sat on my bench for about six weeks before I was able to install it and have a friend put on some break-in miles. So the paint was definitely as cured as I could get it without an oven.

For quite a while, the paint got very soft when hot, but by the time the paint smell when hot subsided, it was cured and is now pretty durable.

Turned out pretty spiffy, I think.

[seuadr]

bwringer... your bike makes my pants feel funny.

[bwringer]

bwringer... your bike makes my pants feel funny.

It also makes me wear funny pants sometimes...

[Zooks]

He said spiffy not STIFFY!!!!! LOL


Very spiffy indeed.

[ohgoodtimes]

i have never had problems with paint smoking, i redid my block and full exhaust with some flat black high temp paint and it had no problems what so ever, perhaps the paint was just not suited for the type of heat your engine produces. I opted for the 1500 degree rattle can and it looks smooth and clean, but that is just my guess

[stevelb1]

It also makes me wear funny pants sometimes...

Your riding on the wrong side of the road.....LOL