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Kawboy wrote: ....... since they were 40 minutes from my old house in Grand Bend.

Wasted (but loved every bit of it) a not insignificant amount of my youth in GB.

Question about cylinder head engine paint job (if it's off the engine like mine). Did you keep the metal underneath the cylinder head mounting nuts clean metal or painted the surface? How about the spark plug holes - plugged with plastic plugs, protected with tape, or screw in old spark plugs? I will stay away from old plugs as they would make access to evenly paint around difficult.

Yes, self adhesive and not too sticky, just to hold them in place before clear coating over. Thus easy to pull up and relocate if you do not get it right first time.

On the side note, I used PJ1 satin black. With this one, as far as I know, there is no clear coat going over it. I am going to a hose and fitting supplier tomorrow, they might have those simple plastic reusable plugs, like those on any hydraulic part to prevent oil from leaking out. They are disposable, but often used for pluggin holes when painting stuff.
I don't want any paint on surfaces where any crucial bolts and nuts go, where torque is important, and will mask those areas off. I was just wondering if others pay attention to it as well.

Seems like a valid point and for the little bit of extra effort - why not? There's nothing worse then having to clean out threads and drilled holes of paint or plating when some tape and plugs could have alleviated the extra work. "Attention to details" always pays off !

Yes, no desire to paint the inside of the engine! And an extra cushion of paint under the nuts when torquing them to the correct number not desired equally.
Unfortunately, I had to do some tapping of threads after chrome plating. They did a bit of a sloppy job with a few holes.
Now, while the powder coating place is supposed to be professional and experienced with frames, I have a feeling that some sand paper and thread refreshing will be the first step I'll need to take after I get the frame back the day after tomorrow.