I currently have my intake mani and throttlebody off. While its off, i figured a good ol' cleanin was an order. I took some simple green and a toothbrush, but it didn't work so well. I then took some sandpaper (like 300 and 1000 grit) and used it on the manifold...the silver started to come through, but it still looks dirty somewhat...also, there seems to be some dust residue from the sanding so when i wipe it down with a rag or try to use some polish, it just gets dirty again. Anyone have any other tricks?

thanks.

 

Simple green, tooth brush, wipe it off real good then tape/plug everything up and paint it with aluma blast paint from eastwood.com
BEFORE:

AFTER:

 

holy ****, that looks great. it must have taken you forever to mask all of that off!

is the paint 500F or 1500F proof?

 

manifold looks great... which paint did u use from eastwood co.? I might try tat since seeing how good it can come out..

 

wow that looks awesome

 

manifold looks good, but those hoses look old now

 

damn, great job

 

That looks damn nice. Does that paint get just as dirty as the stock manifold material? Is that paint easier to clean, once dirty, than the stock surface?

 

Thans for the compliments guys. Im not sure the exact paint, but it is called "aluma blast". Their was a pic in the eastwood catalague with them painting all kinds of engine parts with it, so I figured it must work on my stuff. I am not sure how well it will hold up because my engine is still in pieces in my garage. Thanks again for the compliments.

 

what exactly did you mask off?

i'm guessing you disconnected and unbolted EVERYthing right?

correct me if i'm wrong.

that looks damn good.

edit: eastwood.com ios a niagra falls resort lounge or some ****.


[Modified by j.fuggi, 12:11 AM 3/24/2003]

 

I just did my D16Z6 last week...I'm not really happy with the aluminum color of the paint...Looks too polished. The selection of anything around here is ****, I can't find paint, bolts, tools, etc.

 

damn that is clean good job man, looks like you could ate off of it even though it would be all lopsided