painting a motor

[JRK5892]

hello hello... i build cafe racers and paint ALOT of them with DUPLI-COLOR... great products... going to shoot my first motor on this build... any advice? i hear i should spray the whole thing with a aluminum etcher... any truth to this... any pointers would be great! thanks!

[Dupli-Color-Specialist]

hello hello... i build cafe racers and paint ALOT of them with DUPLI-COLOR... great products... going to shoot my first motor on this build... any advice? i hear i should spray the whole thing with a aluminum etcher... any truth to this... any pointers would be great! thanks!

An aluminum etch would work well but not mandatory. As long as the surface is very clean and free from oils then the paint will stick very well. I am going to suggest our Prep Spray PS100 for this.