intake manifold and valve cover repaint

[palimuin]

hey everyone, im a bodyman and been wanting to become more active on the forums and post more threads just to help everybody out and share my work.. anyway, i grabbed some high temp duplicolor spray cans from advanced auto parts and did a complete repaint job on my intake manifold and valve cover to glossy black. im sure theres similar posts like this but heres mine:








i dont care what anyone thinks... had to add my country flag :)



and finally...

[Andy348]

Looks great! Makes me want to repaint mine

[noahb]

What's the easiest way to clean an old dirty manifold? I have mine out right now, I took so wire brushes to it but most of it Still has a yellow tint to it..

[jrobie79]

isn't your country the US?

[palimuin]

last time i checked orginilly pure 100% palestinian lol ;)

[palimuin]

What's the easiest way to clean an old dirty manifold? I have mine out right now, I took so wire brushes to it but most of it Still has a yellow tint to it..

believe me took some time to clean my dirty manifold too.. u just gotta clean the hell out of it whatever it takes lol.. i used wire brush, sand paper and scuff pads with plenty of degreaser/brake cleaner and continued hosing down and repeating and the end just dried everything up scuffed it real quick and hit it ;)

[nomansfriend]

last time i checked orginilly pure 100% palestinian lol ;)

But you live in America?

[acolella76]

But you live in America?

So fucking what?

[george graves]

believe me took some time to clean my dirty manifold too.. u just gotta clean the hell out of it whatever it takes lol.. i used wire brush, sand paper and scuff pads with plenty of degreaser/brake cleaner and continued hosing down and repeating and the end just dried everything up scuffed it real quick and hit it ;)

Yea. It's amazing how much oil can get deep into aluminum. I watched a pro welder, doing a repair to my oil pan, and there was just burnt oil coming out of the metal for ever.

So when you go to paint m20 parts - unless you prep it for ever, the paint will just flake off 2 months. You really have to get aggressive. Next time I do it I'm going to use acid, and etch it before paint.

[audiquattrot]

does anyone have suggestions on what products to use on the intake manifold? Mine isn't terribly caked on, and wanted to avoid having to repaint it....Simple Green?

[george graves]

"purple power" is very aggressive and can eat into the aluminum a bit(if you're going to paint - that can be a good thing) - but if you want an aluminum look without painting it, I'd use simple green. How aggressive these cleaners are depends on temperature as well.

[audiquattrot]

"purple power" is very aggressive and can eat into the aluminum a bit(if you're going to paint - that can be a good thing) - but if you want an aluminum look without painting it, I'd use simple green. How aggressive these cleaners are depends on temperature as well.

Awesome thank u! Safe to use a wire brush? Wasn't sure if there was some paint coating on the manifold or not

[Insanerhetoric]

I've used wire brushes on my mani and valve cover and never had any damage done. I just finished the first part of my valve cover repaint and for prep I had it sand blasted. After I got it back it was almost a shame to paint it it looked so good.

[palimuin]

yeaa wire brush is fine trust me its a rough dirty process but once everything is cleaned up nicely and painted after couple coats it should look like a beauty

[Kozworth]

Looks good. I put a lot of time into mine, but after working on the car/removing and installing/ and whatnot the paint still chips with good prep and clear. If I had the bills I would just powdercoat. But even with the chips, still looks better then a dirty ass intake.