Question. For those running aftermarket aluminum heads and intakes, bare no paint or polish, what do you do to keep them from oxidizing and looking like crap?
Aluminum heads and intakes etc
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I don't have any aluminum heads, but on intakes I use VHT aluminum paint after a good coat of VHT primer. I don't clear over it because it yellows and looks like rotten dog butt.
33IMP
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Paint.
Really tempting to go back to my original idea of painting the heads
abodyjoe
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i paint that stuff... can't stand the bare alumn look..
How’s that hold up to engine temps
Hmmm so gold heads or red heads
To tell you the truth, I have never used it. I heard about it on this web site and have heard great things about it. It needs reapplication periodically.
I know it works good on the intake but not sere about the heads. @Fred Scigliano
abodyjoe
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match the block in my opinion
Hey Chris the sharkhide works great on the intake but not on the heads I coated my aluminum heads with it and it didn't hold up. Coated everything with it and 10,000 miles and it is still good.
Picture was taken just a few weeks ago.
I vote for paint. Keep um guessing.
Syleng1
Syleng1
Ford light blue.
Yeah no. Red gold is the combo
When you say it didn’t hold up, did it harm the underlying metal or just kind of burn off?
I'll go get some close ups so you can see.
phone is running slow down loading but no harm to the aluminum.
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I paint it all block color including the intake after I've polished off any scripts, markings, or provision used in the aid of machining them when new.
If you want to paint it so it looks like raw aluminum I would use Seymour Aluma Blast and that looks really nice for years.
Tom
If you want to paint it so it looks like raw aluminum I would use Seymour Aluma Blast and that looks really nice for years.
Tom
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64mopar
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Another option I use is neverdull,it cleans it pretty good and coats it.
Oldsmobile has a REAL nice looking gold.
I actually have a few cans of Chrysler Gold that is correct for the golden commando and stuff
Thanks sir. Even with the break down on the heads, I can live with that
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