Engine Paint for late model Slant 6?

FINALLY did the 1st fire on my /6 today. That exhaust manifold with the KBS exhaust paint still looks great. Didnt bubble and peel off even though it did overheat to point of antifreeze gurgle on that 1st fire. I figured out why and fixed that, let it cool and ran it up to temp 2 more times and so far no discoloration or anything. Time will tell.
They tell ya to ease up on the "bake in" of the manifold paint, start and run til its like "1/2 warm" let cool, repeat a couple times before "giving it He11"
Im hoping that 5 months of sitting, to "fully cure" between applying and the manifold getting hot for the 1st time, will be a "good enough" "plan B" for cure-in.