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Re: Painting Exhaust Manifold

To: vancross@visuallink.com
Subject: Re: Painting Exhaust Manifold
From: KTRIUMPH@aol.com
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 20:50:06 EST
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
In a message dated 2/6/99 6:23:14 PM EST, vancross@visuallink.com writes:

<< I need some advice.  I'm getting ready to paint my TR3 engine.  The exhaust
 manifold is in good shape but rusty.  I thought I might get a can of that
 satin black stove paint and put a coat on it.  The paint is good to 1000
 degrees.  What to you think?  Anybody Know how hot an exhaust manifold gets?
 We're talking normal driving.
 
 Thanks
 Bob Van
 TR3A TS56407L >>

Am pretty sure no paint will stick to a rusty manifold. If you sandblast it
you'll get much better results no matter what kind of paint. I have tried a
few kinds of paint and find that nothing lasts very long on a manifold.
Although there may be something out there that does. 

Ken Nuelle
58 TR3A
62 TR3B
64 TR4

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