Powder coats can withstand temps to 400 deg F. I couldn't see how the
manifold could get that hot with water passing through it. Not even
my brothers air-cooled Porsche reaches a head temp that high. I'd go
with powder coating. It is very durable, and comes in many colors.
Mike
>Hi guys,
>
>It's like its my birthday again! My Rover SD1 3500 inlet manifold
came back
>from the machine shop after a nice job of welding and machining - it
is now
>almost identical to the original factory manifold. Now for the
finish. The
>powder coating place warned me that the manifold would probably get
too hot
>and the coating would not last (their experience on a different type
of
>engine) and someone else has warned me that the manifold does not get
hot
>enough for heat resistant paint to harden properly!
>Now what? I'd like to hear from anyone who has applied a coating or
paint
>that has lasted a couple of years.
>
>TIA,
>
>Frank van Dalen
>
>(the world's only?) '68 Pale Primrose MGB V8 Roadster under
construction
>
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