What worked for me was to have the manifold sand blasted to white metal and
then coat them with spray graphite. It looks like new cast iron, is
impervious to heat, seems to wear very well, is easy to recoat and cost
about 2 bucks.
Idea compliments of Dave Porter.
Bill Lawrence
On 12/2/04 3:44 AM, "Greg Wilkinson" <gregwilkinson@adelphia.net> wrote:
> Hi Patton,
> I'm a fan of Jet Hot coatings (ceramic aluminum) www.jet-hot.com . Here's a
> photo of my headers with their coating. They sandblast for you, costs around
> $200.
>
> Best,
> Greg
> 67 BJ8
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Since the Longbridge exhaust manifolds are made of unobtainium, I need
> to be sure that the set for my car last a long time. Any suggestions
> for the best way to clean them and paint or coat them for long term
> durability?
>
> I still love that the factory stamped the engine firing order on these
> manifolds. No one can read the text is under the carbs and heat
> shield when mounted on the car.
>
> Patton
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