Painting Exhaust Manifold

[skokie]

What kind of paint could I use to paint a ramhorn exhaust manifold?

Thanks

[Longhorn Man]

VHT makes some real good paint, but you have to read the instructions...if cured properly, it'll even hold up on headers for a while.

[ljbear]

POR15 makes a product just for manifolds and headers. I just did a set of manifolds and it turned out great. I haven't fired the motor and can't say how it will last, but most of their products have a great reputation. I bought the small can, 8oz, and it could probably do 2 coats on full length headers. I have 3 coats on a set ramshorns and hardly used any.

Originally Posted by skokie

What kind of paint could I use to paint a ramhorn exhaust manifold?

Thanks

[Gee_Emm]

Originally Posted by ljbear

POR15 makes a product just for manifolds and headers. I just did a set of manifolds and it turned out great. I haven't fired the motor and can't say how it will last, but most of their products have a great reputation. I bought the small can, 8oz, and it could probably do 2 coats on full length headers. I have 3 coats on a set ramshorns and hardly used any.

I second this statement, I did an exhaust for a 250 and it turned out nice.

[johnnyp]

I painted mine with High Temp Factory Gray paint from Eastwood. I just applied it with a foam brush. It's been on for two years and it still looks good. It's a little expensive but from judging how much I used to paint two manifolds a pint will probably paint about 20 pairs.

[busterwivell]

I've used the VHT paint on a number of sets. I drove one car 150,000 miles and they still looked good when I sold it.

[skokie]

Johnnyp
Thanks for the info. http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/p...p+Factory+Gray

Kinda ironic that they are using a ramhorm in the pic there

[Fred T]

Originally Posted by ljbear

POR15 makes a product just for manifolds and headers. I just did a set of manifolds and it turned out great. I haven't fired the motor and can't say how it will last, but most of their products have a great reputation. I bought the small can, 8oz, and it could probably do 2 coats on full length headers. I have 3 coats on a set ramshorns and hardly used any.

If you don't heat the manifolds per the instructions, rust will form underneath the POR paint. I painted the manifold for my 235 in 2000, it is now all rusty.