Cleaning the head with lacquer thinner is a good start. Then paint the entire head (except gasket surfaces) with good quality engine paint meant for engines. NAPA's paint line is made by Martin Senour. Really, just make sure it's meant for high temperature engines as it will resist oils, gasoline, and other things that will make a mess of normal paints.
Use a thinner soaked rag to clean off the gasket surfaces of any overspray, then use masking tape to tape off the inlet/exhaust ports and tape a piece of cardboard to the cylinder head mating surface. Put the whole thing in side of a plastic bag (trash bag will work fine) along with a small amount of dessicant (silica gel crystals) to absorb moisture for long term storage. The next step is to do the rest of the engine. :) -- ********************************************************************* * * * Flinthoof Ponypal * * Vegaman Dan * * * * http://jarmac.picarefy.com Ponypics! * * http://jarmac.picarefy.com/spitfire 1968 Triumph Spitfire * * http://jarmac.picarefy.com/roomies Roomies! online comic strip * * * ********************************************************************* /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
