engine enamel curing

[MartZ0r]

hey fellas

im expecting my frame back Tuesday from powder coating so im prepping my DT engine for fitting. i have run into a slight problem.

i used simoniz engine enamel and it has a curing temperature of 220c, obviously the engine will never reach that so i searched the net to see if this was right and indeed it is. it's not solvent resistant if you don't bake it around that temp. i wanted to put it in the oven like i did to fit bearings etc but i have now fitted the seals, anyone know if the seals can tolerate this temperature? there is no plastic parts fitted, just the metal internals and seals.

also i just thought, i have also used the gasket sealant on the engine cases too, but i think that would hold upto the temp.

hope someone can advise me on this!

[nisp]

bung an old seal in it and see what happens to it if it melts you got a problem
____________________
Suzuki TS 50 1999 Honda CB 125 t2 1981 Yamaha XJ 600 s Diversion Honda cx 500 MZ ETZ 250 1985 Yamaha FZR 400 1981 Suzuki TS 185 1984 Triumph bonneville 790 2001 MZ TS250 1979 Suzuki sv 650 1999 KTM exc RFS 450 2007 Hercules mx 125 1976

[nowhere.elysium]

While I personally wouldn't put a complete engine in the oven, the seals in question may be able to withstand that temperature.
Hopefully, this will prove useful.
____________________
'10 SV650SF, '83 GS650GT (it lives!), Questionable DIY dash project, 3D Printer project, Lasercutter project

[Walloper]

I wouldn't think seals would take much more than normal engine operating temperature.

160 deg C would be near as dam it to failure point or if not then the seal durability may be compromised.

Would it not be easier to disassemble it, remove the seals, bake then re-assemble?
____________________
W-ireless A-rtificial L-ifeform L-imited to O-bservation P-eacekeeping and E-fficient R-epair

[MartZ0r]

not really, its a ballache to get everything to fit as good as it did the first time. if i remove the seals i will need to buy new ones and they are already new so it kinda sucks.

i will find a way around it.

[DrDonnyBrago]

I'd consider using paint stripper to remove it then a different engine paint with a lower curing temperature. PITA of course but I wouldn't want my engine in an oven.

[Nexus Icon]

Can you try curing it locally with a hot air gun rather than baking the whole thing?
____________________
Greetings from Shitsville!

[Walloper]

Oh forgot to say.

Some coatings give off harmful/explosive gasses/vapours during cure.

You will have this unit in your mum's oven?

She will go ballistic if you gas your sister/pet cat/dog/hamster/chinchilla etc.

The insurance cover for the house may be void if the house is totally destroyed as a result of a explosion caused by this.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.


____________________
W-ireless A-rtificial L-ifeform L-imited to O-bservation P-eacekeeping and E-fficient R-epair

[Robby]

You could just stick it in front of a fan heater for a while. Things get bloody hot sat in front of a fan heater for a while, not 220c, but hot enough to do a fair job of curing the paint.