manifold cleaning/painting

[FatManChunk]

im picking up a 2g dsm manifold for the 20 peice but it just looks like @ss. i wanna clean it up, any advice/suggestions? all i really wanna do it paint it black. kinda for a stealth look. but ive been told hig heat paint just burns right off. let me know guys.

[CB7_91/DX]

i believe theres 1000 degress high temp

[JoshM]

ULTRA high temp paint (1200*):
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...rahipaints.php


VHT (1300*):
http://www.raceshopper.com/brake_paint.shtml

Use these Ultra high temperature coatings for dressing up brake rotors and engine exhaust manifolds!

[cloudasc]

For something like that exposed to high heats, your not going to be able to keep paint on it. Your best option is to do is sand it, staring with 100 grit, and work your way up to 2000, add some metal polish, voila! Look up type-g, and look at his heatshield. Just gotta keep up the maintainence on it, or it will start rusting/oxidizing again.

[FatManChunk]

appreciate that guys, i just wanna make this thing look clean. hopefully i can start a build thread if im not too lazy

[accordztech]

i seen quite a few boosted guys just wrap their exaust manifolds in that high temp wrap.

then you really wouldnt have to paint it =)

[IridiumCore]

For something like that exposed to high heats, your not going to be able to keep paint on it. Your best option is to do is sand it, staring with 100 grit, and work your way up to 2000, add some metal polish, voila! Look up type-g, and look at his heatshield. Just gotta keep up the maintainence on it, or it will start rusting/oxidizing again.

Is that using old fashoned elbow grease or a power tool.

[cloudasc]

I believe what you use is a dremel, and you just wrap strips of sand paper around a polishing bit.