Spraying an Air Cooled Barrel / Cylinder

[ThreadKiller]

Hello,
I was intending to spray my DT barrel with Sperex or PJ1 (other brands are available…). With all those fins and nooks & crannies, is there any chance I will get a half-decent finish? Looks like it will be a challenge to get an even / complete coat of paint.
I guess many have done this before me, and it’s do-able?!
Thanks.
Mike

[catso]

I sprayed the barrels on my Monster black and they turned out fine, I did have the engine apart which made it easier to get at them from all angles.

I suppose you could brush it in to the depths if it doesn't take well?

[Marquezs Stabilisers]

Could you get a modellers airbrush for things like model trains?

[oilrag1]

Sounds silly ,but BBQ spray paint works really well and looks "factory" too .

Much cheaper then the bike specific known brands .

[DirtyHarley]

oilrag1 said:

Sounds silly ,but BBQ spray paint works really well and looks "factory" too .

Much cheaper then the bike specific known brands .

+1 on the BBQ spray paint! Used it to entirely respray a matt black HD engine - looked just like stock once done.

[ThreadKiller]

Interesting tip on the bbq paint! Does it put up with occasional oil/petrol spills without staining?

[oilrag1]

ThreadKiller said:

Interesting tip on the bbq paint! Does it put up with occasional oil/petrol spills without staining?

yes ,no problem ,it is prettyb tough .
my own experience has involved b&q ,screwfix and an unknown one from lidl ,all seemed same stuff ,done a few bikes with them rd's ,dt.s and an mbx.

[DirtyHarley]

I used the Lidl one for a few quid a can! Did the job well on a mate's bike and 3 years later still looks good (and arguably has held up better than the original paint did).
Have also used it on my son's mountain bike and that is holding up well whilst he's still in the falling off/learning stage. Oh, and also for its intended purpose - respraying a BBQ - which also looks much better and holds up to the heat and general living outside in the weather without discolouration or peeling etc.

[ThreadKiller]

Sounds like worth a try!

[ThreadKiller]

Sounds like worth a try!