I got my manifold powder coated blue to match my valve cover and intake.. take a look, the 3rd ones the best:




psyche! I painted it myself with some high temp engine paint. Looks pretty good though eh?


[Modified by OKSolSi, 4:21 AM 6/7/2002]

 

It looks.... ok I guess. But turbo manifolds get crazy hot, and I wouldn't be surprised if your paint looks horrid in a few weeks.

 

it would look alot better just coated silver

 

It was coated silver, but the assface who did it before me did a horrible job. I don't think it was even engine paint and it flaked like hell so I sanded and re-painted it.

 

The paint is gonna look really bad after a while...
You should paint it black. Blue manifold...hmm.....

 

Oh well, I will fix it later. It's not even on my car for now so it will look good just sitting around.

 

snazzy

makes me want to take a bite out of it.

looks like the blue men on tv

 

Dude, Try Jet-Hot coating next time you do your manifold. I had mine done 2 years ago, and its still in great shape! (Except for where the Wastegate dumped on it for a short period of time) haha
I think its jet-hot.com or something. They have stuff that can handle VERY high temps

 

remove the O2 sensor next time.

 

I left the old, and obviously snipped O2 sensor in so that I wouldn't get any paint inside the manifold.

 

take plenty of pictures now... cuz the powder coating is going to come right off

 

Powder coating like that is usually only good to about 600F.

 

you know painting isn't the same as powdercoating

 

i am drunk and it looks ok besides being bluee, when im sober ill look at it again and tell you how it looks....


[Modified by GudeH23a, 3:55 AM 6/7/2002]

 

yah man expect a manifold to get well about 800 celcious spelling? lol (max)

 

Yip it all looks good before you put it on and get some heat on it. Mine looked nice and shiney black.................................for about 20 minutes untill it all burnt off.

You would need some real high temp spray to get the paint to stay. Maybe that "jet" stuff will do the job.

You could also try high temp (1500 F) aluminized paint.

 

9x/5 +32=y
x=celcius
y=fahrenheit

9(800)/5 +32
7200/5 +32
1440+32
y=1472 fahrenheit

say good bye to the paint

 

totally. The previous guy probally did use engine paint, and it went to crap in weeks. JetHot is the way to go, mine was done by them. There is one here in Pa.

 

where in pa apexii?

im close to philly....

 

1st time I've seen it blue

 

ewwww