Hi BB,

I've been productive and now all parts but 1 are painted (i forgot the little motor stop switch - can you believe it!?!?!).
The orange paint seemed to be quite thick so I added more thinners than recommended, but I still used a lot of paint on the motor and it looks very thick in the photos. Rest assured, I applied very light coats and there are no runs. However, I needed a fair few coats just to get the right coverage.

Here are a few photos of where I am up to:

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I replaced the head and carb gaskets and will do the rest upon reassembly. I'm going to have to paint the stop switch and the clutch cone at some stage this week so that it has enough drying time. I'm actually on holidays, so I was hoping I wouldn't have to go into work again until reassembly. Whoops! I also need to paint the handlebars in the chrome paint and then everything should be ready for reassembly next week. The reel and bed knife will go in on Friday (hopefully) for sharpening. I'm starting to create a document with tips from various threads to help with reassembly. There is a lot of information to take in on this forum, that's for sure!

Em