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[Ericcb750]

Hey Everyone,
    My name is Eric from CT and I just joined the site/forum so this is my first post. I just bought my first Honda about a month ago - 1978 CB750 K - 17k miles on it and I love it. I have a 05' 1200 Custom Sportster which I love but the Honda's a different animal. I'm just learning a lot about it as it is entirely apart in the garage right now....replacing top end gaskets/seals, etc.  I'm wanting to paint the motor before I put it back in the frame but I'm wondering if I should have it sand blasted or something first? Or should I just sand off the chipping spots of paint ? If anyone has any tips I would really appreciate it. I've gotten a lot of good info so far from everyone on this site and i'm really glad to be a part of it now. Hopefully someday i'll be able to help out a new comer. If anyone on here is from the CT area and would like to swap info or go for a ride sometime, i'd totally be down for it. The CB750 won't be up for a bit but i'm hoping to get it done in the next couple months....maybe sooner. Take it easy guys.

[shinyribs]

Welcome in Eric.

Sandblasting an engine is alot of work. To do it right you would really need to completely disassemble everything so that you could get it cleaned up properly afterwards. Those little bits of sand will get everywhere.

I sand blasted one of these engines and got it all cleaned and flushed out in my bathtub.But it look a lot of time and I had to source a lot of different brushes and pipe cleaning tools to get all the passages scrubbed clean.

It's totally doable,but you won't catch me doing it again.  Sand it down by hand and paint her up. It's gonna get covered with mud,bugs and rock chips anyway.

Good luck on your bike. Keep us up to date on your progress,too.

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I clean my engines with Easy Off oven cleaner, then paint them with Rustolium acrylic enamel spray paint.
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[Ericcb750]

Hey guys, Thanks a lot for the advice, I really appreciate it. I got the head off last night and the motor looks great inside so I'm happy about that. I'll try the oven cleaner you mentioned as the sandblasting sounds like that could end up making a mess of things if I miss any that is stuck in some little crevice somewhere. Also I'm not looking for a show bike , just a nice rider that I can be proud of so your advice is helpful. I'm going to try and tackle removing the left over gasket pieces that are stuck on the clyinder/head. Most of it came off pretty well but there's a few spots that need some extra work. I'm not sure what to use to get it off but I'll try a razor blade for now. I'll keep you posted as to my progress. Thanks again for the advice guys, Take it easy.