FYI, Griot's Garage also sells a "manifold dressing" that you scrub into the
metal with a toothbrush.
I have no idea how effective or durable it is...but it seemed to me to be an
easy way to spruce up the manifold without removing it.
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
To: span@datacom-bo.net <span@datacom-bo.net>
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: POWDER COATING SET UP FOR MG
>At 11:15 AM 4/21/98 -0400, ENRIQUE CLAURE wrote:
>>.....
>>I plan to paint the intake manifold (weber) and the exhause manifold with
>>powder coating system. The max temp that the paint will withstand is 205ºC
>>or 400F or so.
>
>Forget the exhaust manifold. Temperatures there can be several humdred
>degrees F, far in excess of your 400F limit for powder coat. You can
>purchase exhaust paint in aerosol cans suitable for temperatures up to
1200F.
>
>Barney Gaylord
>1958 MGA with an attitude
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