gunmetal72
Life is a dark ride
Ok, I have never seen a high heat paint that will acually work on exhaust manifolds but I am told they now make a coating that works. Has anyone used something that will work and not burn off?
Paint for exhaust manifolds thast works??
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66cuda
2011Armada K of C 1st PL
I guess it depends on what you mean by "works"..... the 1200 degree duplicolor lasts for a while....the eastwood paint is pretty decent and lasts a while longer then the spray duplicolor even ceramic powder lasts for a little while longer.....They all "work" but some lasts longer than others.....plain & simple nothing lasts forever and paint on manifolds has a relatively short life span because of the nature constitution and function of manifolds.....and headers......if you find a paint that lasts longer than a few years on manifolds or headers please share
gunmetal72
Life is a dark ride
I know what you mean as some paint co. say they are the best but only last a little while. Short of powder coating (not in the budget) I would like to find something that will last longer than 1000 miles. If I do find something I will send out for all.
Alot of people dont take the time or spend the extra few bucks to go with a high temp primer before and a high temp clear afterwards. They make a HUGE difference in helping the manifolds look good a little longer than normal
416stroker
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If you like black as a color, I've used Weber barbecue grill spray paint and believe it or not, that stuff really holds up. I sandblasted the manifolds on my truck and made sure they were absolutely clean and handled them afterwards with clean gloves so that I didn't touch my bare hands on them. I sprayed about 3 or maybe 4 even coats on them and they still look good and it's been over 5 years ago. I guess maybe barbecue grills get pretty hot too and they never seem to peel so thats why I decided to try that paint. Also I didn't use any primer on them. I wasn't sure if the primer would take as much heat so I skipped it.
cjh
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Yep....I used a simialr paint...Dulux Pot Belly Black.....for painting Potbeely stoves. I used it on my 4-1's on my old CB900....lasted for years.
Again, as mentioned above, sandblasted and clean....surface preparation is everything.
I used the eastwood high temp cast paint. So far so good. Mike
HotLines
Realist - Free Thinker
Every paint has its cure time
Hey I blasted my manifolds and sprayed on some slip plate. It is a spray on graphite coating that I read about in some Musclecar mag. I bought it at NAPA for about $8 for a can. It looks very good and so far, it has held up very well. Better than anything else I have used. See Ya!
pishta
I know I'm right....
Powder coating is cured at 390F for 10 minutes..do your manifolds get hotter than this? Yes...I used the white ceramic header paint from VHT, worked great on a stripped clean header.
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