William,
The intake manifold and the thermostat housing are aluminum (at least on my
250). I bead-blasted them and sprayed them with the Diamond Clear Semi Gloss
from Eastwood. So far (2 years), they look great and it was way cheaper than
ceramic or powder coating.
On the exhaust manifold, I'm not sure if it is worth coating. They get so
rusty that I wonder if they can be cleaned well enough for the coating to
adhere for any length of time. Others on the list have more direct
experience (Val- what is your long-term experience with the Jet-Hot?)
I have my headers Jet-Hot coated and they look great. However, I started
with brand new ss pieces.
Peter
'68 TR250
on 10/2/02 10:29 AM, William Maslin at cwrm4@yahoo.com wrote:
> As part of the ongoing efforts to clean-up my engine
> bay, I've decided to get the intake manifold, exhaust
> manifold, water pump housing, and possibly the
> thermostat housing coated in ceramic.
>
> Can anyone tell me what the correct colors are for
> these components on an early 1974 TR6?
>
> My exhaust manifold is currently solid rust, the
> intake manifold silver-ish, and wp housing looks like
> it was once black. I'm not sure what kind of
> finish/metal the t-stat housing is.
>
> The company I've selected (Polydyn here in Houston)
> only offers satin black, dark grey, "titanium", and
> silver.
>
> Thanks,
>
> William
> '74 TR6
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