Sam Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I removed my engine plates, sanded them and painted them with high quality primer and engine enamel. But then I realised this might be silly...won't paint get through the engine if it flakes off? Should I now remove paint from the areas that are not visible from the outside of the motor (once assembled)? I understand the starter needs to ground to the plate so that area is a definite "must not paint" - but the main surfaces? cheers for any advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 The thought does go through your mind? Personnally id just paint the outside. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattius Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 You don't really want to paint by the seals anyway they make best contact with bare metal, i put the seals down in the right position, drew round them and painted to the line. Mind you i painted the inside of my engine, its still going strong inside looks as good as new no major flaking or chipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Sam, I recognise the symptoms I see in myself when rebuilding anything! Everything should look like new, and there is nothing like a coat of fresh paint for that! But your second thoughts are right. First, the internal surfaces are well pickled in hot oil, the staining is mild corrosion protection and in use they will be covered in a flim of oil in no time. Second, as said above, seals and gaskets should face bare metal to work best. Thirdly, again as above, the starter must have good electical contact with the block. If you want, you could paint the block and the exposed parts of the plates after they are assembled to the block, but Triumph's amazing Corrosion-Rust Automatic Prevention system (aka oil leaks) usually makes that unnecessary! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willcolumbine Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 They're an absolute bastard to paint anyway! The metal will be so saturated with oil it will never look perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfrace. Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Go with gold zinc passivate - Bling is always good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 great advice, thanks folks! ill strip the areas that are not visible from the outside, just to be safe. the paint didnt take perfectly as I guess the plates are very 'oily'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 They are painted from the factory - but only a thin, single coat. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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