How to remove old wrinkle paint?

[Pistacchio sprint 72]

Because of the gearbox engine is out.
I checked the compressions before pulling it out, and it will need a refresh.

I cleaned it before thinking of moving it somewhere in the house or to a shop.

A lot of the wrinkle paint went off. So I guess I will have to paint it myself or have it done cause I have been clumsy enought to talk to wifie about using the oven....

Well, I would like advices on how to remove the wrinkle paint that remains ? tips?

[rgh0]

I presume you are talking about the cam cover paint. My big valve cam cover on my Plus2S 130 /5 was smooth gloss black with ribs and logo polished. I thought all the big valve covers were the same and smooth? I am sure Tim knows the answer

cheers
Rohan

[Pistacchio sprint 72]

Yep, cam cover paint which is wrinkle black paint. The remaining black parts which did not peel off are weel attached!

[types26/36]

I've found the best way to remove the paint from cam covers (and engines if they are dismantled) is to use a paint stripper.
Nitromors used to be a good product before health and safety made it change the formula and it has become quite weak along with all the others I have tried.
You can still get them to work effectively if you paint the part with the paint remover then wrap/enclose the part in a plastic bag and leave it overnight, the next day the paint will have become soft and it can be brushed off using a wire brush (I prefer a brass wired brush)
Obviously the part has to be thoroughly washed off afterwards which I do with a paraffin (kerosene) spray gun then a wash with water or cheap thinners if I am going to paint it.
I paint stripped an engine the other day which had been painted grey over a red enamel and it brushed off quite easily.
My Sprint BV cam cover is crinkle black although I have seen them in red crinkle and believe the BV cam covers were crinkle from the factory.

[Hawksfield]

Hi

Last time I did my cam cover I removed all loose paint and repainted as was applying more or less as required in each area looked quite good, always worth a go

[pharriso]

I did mine last year, started off by using paint stripper in the kitchen sink, here's the progression:

Took 2 or 3 coats to get everything off:

Primed:

Wrinkle finish painted:

and baked on in the cooker!

And Installed:

Really glows in the engine bay, but you'll be doing boring Black!

p.s. SWMBO was away during this process... when she came back "have you been doing anything... it smells strange in the kitchen" me "Hmm hadn't noticed anything.."

[Europatc]

Good afternoon Sprint 72
I used this last year absolutely fantastic. I would recommend it

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41VyO9CXKJL.jpg

Its available at many places so shop around
happy stripping
Stuart

[alan]

p.s. SWMBO was away during this process... when she came back "have you been doing anything... it smells strange in the kitchen" me "Hmm hadn't noticed anything.."
Phil you forgot the golden rule after using the oven you should always cook a curry to mask the smell and keep swmbo happy
Alan

[Pistacchio sprint 72]

Phil how much for the whole painting system?:
- paint stripper
- cleaner
- wrinkle paint

A pro can do it for me:
- stripping sand blasting
- painting with spray gun
- cooking
- sanding letters and stripes
- varnishing the bare aluminium letters

[pharriso]

Probably $40 in materials, there has to be enough for 4 cam covers!

Took me about 3 hours total... so how much is your time worth?

[gjz30075]

I wouldn't sand blast. You'll spend additional time getting the ribs and letters to be smooth again, let alone polished. I'd be worried about embedding sand in the casting, too.

Greg Z

[Europatc]

Its so easy don't panic, if it goes wrong start again. All you need is stripper, primer, wrinkle paint, rags, wet and dry and some polish

[john1180]

Wrap it in a towel, soak it with lacquer thinner, and seal in a garbage bag overnight.

[Pistacchio sprint 72]

Ok Lacquer thinner = 3e
paint primer for metal spray = 22.50 e
wrinkle paint spray ( red or black ) = 24

total = 49.5 +20% VAT= 59.4 e
+ shipping approx 10e

= 79.4 euros

And I have not bought yet the sand paper neither check if my cam cover fit in the oven

The guy does it for 115 e excluding shipping. I think I will let him do it. ( http://www.wrinkle-effect.fr/ )

[Pistacchio sprint 72]

Hahaaaa!!!!

I went back home for lunch and took some time to karcher blast my cam cover.

It seems like its original colour might have been red!!!!

I found red underneath the black