painting jugs

[HKIC]

So the guy before me painted the jugs black. IDK what type of paint he used but they are starting to peel. I was wondering if it were possible to paint them with say a 1200* paint or so? and what should i use to strip them?

 

thanks

[theshee]

So the guy before me painted the jugs black. IDK what type of paint he used but they are starting to peel. I was wondering if it were possible to paint them with say a 1200* paint or so? and what should i use to strip them?

 

thanks

 

 

Get some aircraft stripper to strip them. It will take paint off anything.

[smokin 2 stroke]

yeah high temp paint should work,

 

sometime soon i will powder aoting my cylinder

[dawarriorman]

Ditto to the aircraft remover, just be careful with the stuff. Its caustic as hell.

 

And you don't need all that high of a temp paint. The cylinders don't get THAT hot (they are full of water after all). I painted mine with duplicolor metalcast (500 degree paint, oil and gas resistant), and they still look great after more than a year.

Edited September 15, 2007 by dawarriorman

[Dinner]

When I had my shee torn all apart for an overhaul I cleaned up my cylinders and painted them with just High Heat paint used for headers, stuff like that. I can't remember the amount of degrees the paint was good for, but its been a couple of years and they are still holding up.