Cleaning the head with lacquer thinner is a good start. Then paint the
entire head (except gasket surfaces) with good quality engine paint meant
for engines. NAPA's paint line is made by Martin Senour. Really, just
make sure it's meant for high temperature engines as it will resist oils,
gasoline, and other things that will make a mess of normal paints.
Use a thinner soaked rag to clean off the gasket surfaces of any
overspray, then use masking tape to tape off the inlet/exhaust ports and
tape a piece of cardboard to the cylinder head mating surface. Put the
whole thing in side of a plastic bag (trash bag will work fine) along with
a small amount of dessicant (silica gel crystals) to absorb moisture for
long term storage.
The next step is to do the rest of the engine. :)
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