| arabian_ryda |
ok so i wana make my intake look new. i wana spray it silver but does any1 have any ideas of what paint to use as it will be exposed to a bit of heat(sits right above my ceramic coated header)
also should i bake it after painting it in my oven? if so what temp is good to bake it at?
suggestion of products sold at canadian tire would be of greatest help as i work long hours ans till 8pm everynight. |
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| kevito_ |
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Originally posted by arabian_ryda
ok so i wana make my intake look new. i wana spray it silver but does any1 have any ideas of what paint to use as it will be exposed to a bit of heat(sits right above my ceramic coated header)
also should i bake it after painting it in my oven? if so what temp is good to bake it at?
suggestion of products sold at canadian tire would be of greatest help as i work long hours ans till 8pm everynight.
It depends on what type of finish you want on the manifold. For a black finish, it would be pretty cheap. Canadian Tire has a lot of matt-black spraypaints that are high temperature, mainly for barbeque equiptment and the like. Just search for paint that says 'high temperature' or that says 'for use over 200F'. You can always get a heat cured coating sprayed on, but decent coatings can be expensive.
You can always sand blast the outside housing of the intake, spray it silver and then spray a high temp curing glossy/non-glossy clear coat on top. It would seal the paint so that it won't peel in high temperature environments because most paints probably won't burn in your engine bay. |
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| Ayeso |
Me and trevor both did ours a few times...
Just cleaned it up nice and used the engine enamel paint for blocks... works great.. take a look at trevors sometime and you will see how nice it looks. |
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| EK9Hatch |
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Originally posted by Ayeso
Me and trevor both did ours a few times...
Just cleaned it up nice and used the engine enamel paint for blocks... works great.. take a look at trevors sometime and you will see how nice it looks.
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That paint is great. Just clean up the mani real good, then spray. No "baking" required. Just let it dry and then you're good to go.
Jamie |
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| Thegnome |
I painted my compressor housing with that metal specs stuff from crappy tire. And its doing ok with the heat.
... Incase you wanted some glittery paint :dunno: I'm not a homo. |
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| Rich_A |
bake it at 200 F for about 1 hour.
this will VASTLY increase both chemical resistance and improve the quality of the finish. |
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| jordanturbo |
| If you really wanna go all out I would media blast it, and pressure wash it, it will look brand new. That is what I am doing to my block, It looks brand new, and like clean metal, not like cheezy paint when you look close. |
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| Soulfly |
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Originally posted by jordanturbo
If you really wanna go all out I would media blast it, and pressure wash it, it will look brand new. That is what I am doing to my block, It looks brand new, and like clean metal, not like cheezy paint when you look close.
Yeah,.. Untill it starts to corrode... :rolleyes:
Enjoy your white crusty flakes all over.. :thumbup:
BTW.. Mine looks like this:
You can't really argue with the look of that... Seriously...
PM me,.. and I'll get you some pictures of the EXACT paint I used.. It was High heat paint as well.. :thumbup: |
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| kevito_ |
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Originally posted by Soulfly
Yeah,.. Untill it starts to corrode... :rolleyes:
Enjoy your white crusty flakes all over.. :thumbup:
You can't really argue with the look of that... Seriously...
PM me,.. and I'll get you some pictures of the EXACT paint I used.. It was High heat paint as well.. :thumbup:
Yup, hard to argue with that. Looks very good! |
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| SRO_firefly1_0 |
Goodson out of the states has a line of paint that will match teh look of cast iron and aluminium AND its good to 1200'F!.
i might be able to get some for you if you want to arrange something.
PM me. |
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| EvilColt |
| No matter what paint you use, number one rule is prep. Make sure every bit of oil, grease, dirt is off first otherwise it'll flake off and/or look like crap. Then any engine enamel or high heat paint will do fine. |
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| Tropical Boy |
you can get color matched stuff at the Gm dealer ship on 184th street.. and stony plainroad......
they ahve a PPG broad there and she gave me the right primer and paint... mines been done for ovear a year and a half.. after an engine shampoo its still crisp and clean.....
Otherwise.... if you just want an aluminum look...
Performance parts on 149th and just south of 118th ave has flame proof.... i used it on my headers.. and it was great!
-Trav |
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| Ayeso |
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| arabian_ryda |
bought some silver engine emeral from canadian tire.
this is the process im gonna go with let me know if u have any better suggestions or methods......
1)strip intake of all linkages, lines and fittings
2)get all the old paint off(used some thinner)
3)i have access to a commercial dish washer thats can do 190 degrees so i will do 3 rounds of thats to get all the dirt grim and grease off.
and lastly i was think i would spray it once it was out of the dish washer while its still hot maybe 100-150 degrees and of course all the water off it. to help the paint stick on the hot surface abit better.
so whatca all think any draws backs or does this sound like a good setup. |
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| Soulfly |
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Originally posted by arabian_ryda
and lastly i was think i would spray it once it was out of the dish washer while its still hot maybe 100-150 degrees and of course all the water off it. to help the paint stick on the hot surface abit better.
It might be a bit too hot... But give it a shot!?
Everything else sounds honky dory.. |
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