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teal_dx · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:17 pm Post subject: Painting a manifold (with pics)

Here we have an old rusty manifold. It gets the job done but doesn't look all that great. thumbs down

I am going to sand blast it thumb up

cover any mating surfaces with duct tape. Those surfaces should stay nice and smooth, not have a sand blasted texture on them.

After sand blasting, I went over the manifold with a wire wheel to get any spots I missed. The sand blasting is great for tight areas and crevaces. The wire wheel is great for the top surface & flat areas.

It looks like new now, but cast iron will rust again soon. So I wiped it down with wax & grease remover.

And painted it with Duplicolor 1200 F High Heat Engine Enamel.
http://duplicolor.com/products/engine.html
regular paint will flake off. The paint I used has ceramics. The first time the header is used over 500 F, the paint will cure. So be careful not to scratch it while installing the manifold.
Be sure you buy the 1200?F High Heat for exhaust parts, the regular 500?F will not last.
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LaMbErT* · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:47 pm Post subject:

cool man

Where did you sandblast it ?
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sihatch9508 · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject:

yeah i just got mine done professionally for $53 but still a cool write up for the diy people
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chnzgoofball · Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:22 pm Post subject:

nice!! looks professionally done!! thumb up

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teal_dx · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:55 am Post subject:

JMan8108 · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:58 am Post subject:

Looks really good
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Ej2-B16a · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:35 am Post subject:

i cant stand it anymore i did this like three times.. i end up getting so high lol

all the fumes mess me up so good..

it looked so badass tho.. i have vents in my CB hood. i roll out at a stop its smoking out of my vents.. i see some ladies on the side, give it a rev, they see it smoke up and they think i have a beast in there , so that makes my day lol
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JMan8108 · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:28 am Post subject: