ugly exhaust manifolds

[straight6pwr]

just go to your local auto parts store and get a high temp paint, hell some you can spray right on rust. $5 your done.

[87-325ic]

yep. go get a spray can for 5 dollars and make it look nice.

[cat97628]

yeah will be making a call tomorrow. There is a speed shop that is about 45 minutes north of me that is a jet hot dealer.

[cat97628]

i think spray paint will burn off at some point. not wanting to do this job twice

[straight6pwr]

i think spray paint will burn off at some point. not wanting to do this job twice

it wont if you buy high temp paint.

[cat97628]

like bbq gril paint? you have pictures? you have pictures after say a year of driving?

[nando]

just go to your local auto parts store and get a high temp paint, hell some you can spray right on rust. $5 your done.

you don't read do you? :p

[straight6pwr]

you don't read do you? :p

sure i do. even if i had money to throw at useless things, throwing $160 to paint stock headers would still be out of the question. i'm just suggesting that this job doesn't have to be so expensive and it can still get done right.

like bbq gril paint? you have pictures? you have pictures after say a year of driving?

i don't have pictures from personal experience with headers, but high temp engine paint is a product that's proven to work, its not a gimmick or something.

[87-325ic]

i think its the whole painting over rust thing that doesnt work so well... i could be wrong though....

[Naplm00]

I blasted mine with aluminum oxide and then tack ragged.

Painted them with VHT black...6 months later they are flaking; This was on a F150.



Either buy headers or learn to live

[nando]

sure i do. even if i had money to throw at useless things, throwing $160 to paint stock headers would still be out of the question. i'm just suggesting that this job doesn't have to be so expensive and it can still get done right.



i don't have pictures from personal experience with headers, but high temp engine paint is a product that's proven to work, its not a gimmick or something.

really, because I've seen dozzens of people try to paint M20 manifolds and it always flakes off after a week...

and ceramic coating isn't just paint. ;)

[straight6pwr]

really, because I've seen dozzens of people try to paint M20 manifolds and it always flakes off after a week...

and ceramic coating isn't just paint. ;)

how many of those people did it the proper way though?

[dannyg]

how many of those people did it the proper way though?

Whats the proper way to paint them? If you're going to do something, do it right. You don't want to have to take the exhaust manifolds off again after the paint flakes off only to have them ceramic coated. Its a pain to get them off...

[TrentW]

Even high temp paint will not last that long. Part of this is because of the oxidized surface, but even with good prep you just can't get a stable surface to apply paint. Ceramic coating is the way to go.

[87-325ic]

Even high temp paint will not last that long. Part of this is because of the oxidized surface, but even with good prep you just can't get a stable surface to apply paint. Ceramic coating is the way to go.

This is because you did it wrong. Remember, to use high-temp paint correctly, you have to paint it while the surface is hot.

So, get your car up to temp by racing around your block a few times. Then get your spray can out the trunk (the racing helped shake it). Shake it some more, then just go spray your manifolds while they are hot. It helps the paint stick. You'll only be able to paint the surfaces you can see, but thats all that matters anyway right?

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