Painting Manifold
07-31-2006, 05:32 PM
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RE: Painting Manifold
get some paint stripper and strip all the old paint and then get a can of paint prep that cleans the surface of all oils and grease that can bubble the paint and then stray the intake multiple thin layers for a great finish
07-31-2006, 05:36 PM
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RE: Painting Manifold
If you're just doing the wording on the top, get some 400-800 grit paper from Autozone or O'reilly's and it should be good to go. If you're doing the whole thing, find a place to get it sandblasted.
Blue, what happened w/ the powdercoating? change your mind?
Blue, what happened w/ the powdercoating? change your mind?
07-31-2006, 05:38 PM
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RE: Painting Manifold
ORIGINAL: dryvingnut
I used Plasti-kote engine enamel and some masking tape. Sandblasted the whole piece, put the red and black on then clear-coated the whole thing. Looks much better than before.
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I used Plasti-kote engine enamel and some masking tape. Sandblasted the whole piece, put the red and black on then clear-coated the whole thing. Looks much better than before.
[IMG]local://upfiles/39721/C98C3DAD71FD4DCDB0702CCA6B5DFE75.jpg[/IMG]
That looks terrible...
07-31-2006, 06:20 PM
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RE: Painting Manifold
ORIGINAL: gspfunk
If you're just doing the wording on the top, get some 400-800 grit paper from Autozone or O'reilly's and it should be good to go. If you're doing the whole thing, find a place to get it sandblasted.
Blue, what happened w/ the powdercoating? change your mind?
If you're just doing the wording on the top, get some 400-800 grit paper from Autozone or O'reilly's and it should be good to go. If you're doing the whole thing, find a place to get it sandblasted.
Blue, what happened w/ the powdercoating? change your mind?
07-31-2006, 06:58 PM
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RE: Painting Manifold
Heres my painted stocker, starting to chip tho. Not too worried about it because a new upper/lower is coming soon. http://server5.ihostphotos.com/show.php?id=165705
07-31-2006, 07:05 PM
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RE: Painting Manifold
thats a very nice improvment over a unpainted one, you took the time to make it looks like it belongs there, not making it say "look at me" by painting it all 1 color or using a high impact color like red or blue,