GS forks and Engine casings. Painting help?

[IMAXGT]

Hey all

Im new on here, so here goes

what would you recomend to use on the folks for, mine are looking a bit tired, i was going to use Silver Hammerite paint, unless someone can advise

Likewise at 80,000 miles the coasting has started to come away from the cylinder fins and otheer places, im sure im not the only GS owner to suffer this, what would you advise

thanks

 

[Flipfly]

Silver smoothrite on the forks, but I don't know what he outcome would be of using it on the Cylinder heads

 

[EPP]

Painting yer Folks!!!!

Hey all

Im new on here, so here goes

what would you recomend to use on the folks for, mine are looking a bit tired, i was going to use Silver Hammerite paint, unless someone can advise

What about Sanatogen fortifies the over 40's thats what my folks used when they were lookin a bit tired. not sure how they would react to Hammerite probably peel of the wrinkles.

 

[MattW]

Bump for moved thread.

 

[Deleted account 111026]

I use Hammerite Smoothrite Silver on the silver cycle parts and heads/barrels.
For the heads and barrels, I degrease 100% then wash a few times in hot water with a good dose of washing-up liquid.
During the final rinses, I use a green scourer as on a washing-up sponge to key the existing paint. The Hammerite has so far adhered to bare aluminium without needing an etch primer, (now in excess of two years).
I then warm the component slightly plus warm the spray can in hot water.
Spray on the paint, usually one continuous coat, while rotating the component to reach all the nooks and crannies.
When the paint is touch dry, I leave the component next to the woodburner for a few days to cure.
The paint doesn't come off when in contact with petrol or similar. I haven't found anything better.
The only downside is after spraying one component, the component next to it looks shabby, resulting in yet more work!

 

[Rushy]

Bump for moved thread.

Thnx

 

[nikos]

The Hammerite has so far adhered to bare aluminium without needing an etch primer, (now in excess of two years).

ditto that but I use the special Hammerite primer for non Ferrous metals - it at least pads out the paint depth if you are "patching"!