After all this time I am yet to paint an engine, my first will be done over the next couple of weeks, a villiers whic hI bought as a box of parts I will finally reassemble.
Anyhow, I am planning on pressure washing the parts to be painted, wire brushing the hell out of it and hitting any paint thats left with wet and dry to smooth it all out.
I havent built my electolisis setup yet, I did scab an old chest freezer to seal up and use as a tub to hold the water though. I figure with something that big I can clean just about any mower part!
I couldnt find the green I wanted in the paint range so I got some bright red 300 degree enamel. not sure what everyones painting technique is but I will elaborate further later on with pics in my own thread.