Walt,
I am in the process of doing the same manifold clean-up. I have
glass-beaded the intake manifold and sprayed it with Diamond Clear from
Eastwood.
For the exhaust manifold, I had planned to have it ceramic coated but,
since I may go to a Rimmer Bros sport exhaust system this summer, I
decided to go a cheaper route. This manifold will be glass-beaded as
well and I will then paint it with two coats of Eastwood's Factory Gray
High Temp Coating. I used this product about 4 years ago and it is now
to the point where I need to reapply (I did not glass bead it last time,
just used a wire wheel).
A guy in my area who does restorations (and loans me his blasting
equipment) advised me to have the exhaust manifold machined flat before I
reinstall. After laying the manifold on the steel deck of my table saw,
I think I'll take his advice.
Good luck with your manifolds.
Peter Macholdt
'68 TR250
>Hello List:
>I sure hope this message goes through. I'm not sure why I've been sending
>out blank messages of late but, after some hard-drive repair, I should be
>running ok.
>
>Anyhoo - I've rebuilt the carbs ('69 TR6) and will be removing the manifolds
>this weekend to renew the gaskets, bolts, etc. The exhaust manifold is
>typically rusty but is otherwise ok. The intake manifold doesn't look too
>bad; with just a few corrosion spots here and there. It still retains it's
>silver color and may clean up nicely with mineral spirits after its removal.
> I've located a local company to bead blast the units.
>
>I've been looking at mail-order high-temp paint; a cast iron gray for the
>exhaust and "brilliant matte silver" for the intake manifold. Does the
>silver sound reasonably correct for my car? What experiences have anyone
>out there had with the high temp paints? I know that powder coating is an
>option but want to say within a certain budget. I've searched the 6PACK
>archives for this info as well.
>
>Thanks for your assistance. Best regards,
>Walt Fogle
>'69 TR6, CC30689L
>Woodinville, WA
>_________________________________________________________________
Peter Macholdt
609-466-2127 Phone
609-466-6459 FAX
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