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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mcgovern61" data-source="post: 14971" data-attributes="member: 59">Rich,I used duplicolor engine enamal (DE 1615 Aluminum) from Pep Boys.  Of course, I had the advantage of having the engine out (which really isn't that hard to do).  You can paint the engine on the bike by taping up anything you don't want painted.  I would remove the carbs.I cleaned the engine with Gunk SCII which is a concentrate that you mix with diesel fuel or kerosene.  After scrubbing real well, it washes off with water and the surface is ready to paint.  I then wired brushed any loose areas and especially the chrome bolt heads.  Then I used vasoline to cover the chrome bolts head prior to painting.The Duplicolor paint is almost identical to the original engine paint.  I sprayed two coats and while the second coat was tacky, I sprayed duplicolor high heat clear coat.  After the engine was run, it baked the paint real well and it still looks like I painted it yesterday.</blockquote>