Exhaust Paint

[Guest docter fox]

im thinking of painting the exhaust manifold and my previous attempts include hammerite and engine laquer but both burnt off straight away.

I have had a look at different paints which all have different temperature ratings.

 

how hot would a carbed pinto get?

 

James

[Guest rizla]

i used to use hycoat white on a brisca f2 stock car(pinto)always seemed to last well

[Guest docter fox]

that was quick!

thanks il have a look

[Guest Ant]

What you need is "cam coat". It's a ceramic based paint. Not only do you get a nice finish, but you also get a ceramic coating which acts as a heat retention system - like exhaust wrap. I did my entire exhaust with the satin black finish and I'd recommend it. You do need to apply it professionally though as the parts must be shot blasted, and the paint must be sprayed. I did this at work, but most body shops could do it for you if need be. The chrome finish also needs oven baking. The paint is about 30 quid for a tin which was plenty for my whole exhaust and a friends CVH manifold.

 

Here's the link: http://www.camcoat.u-net.com/Exhausts.htm

 

Ant

[Guest docter fox]

roughly how much would it be to get it sprayed for me by a body repair shop?

 

rizla

how long would the hycoat stuff last?

 

Thanks

[Guest rizla]

on my group a stock car(toyota starlet x-flow)it lasted the entire time i had the car witch was 4 seasons used twice a month at contant thrashing,so it should last quite a while on the road

[Guest Andybarbet]

I'm sure someone in your area will have a compressor and spray gun.......i've got one but am probably too far away !!

[Guest docter fox]

thanks but i went to rufforth? (autojumble outside york) today and get some white hycoat

can it be done when the manifold is still in position if i mask off everything around it?

[Guest rizla]

anything is possible,but i think youd be more pleased with the results if you take it off

[Guest docter fox]

it says on the can that i should sand it down first.....

does this mean give it a quick sand to make i smooth or actually get all of the rust off and back to the metal? (how thick is the standard pinto manifold? )

[Guest rizla]

the manifold is quite thick the best way to clean it is use a wire wheel atachment on a drill(wear goggles)these are only a couple of pound from b and q

[Guest docter fox]

got a few in the garage somewhere......might see if i can take it off and have a go at it tonight

[Guest rizla]

once its done post a pic on here for others to see

[Guest docter fox]

il take before and after so you can see what its like now and the difference

[Guest docter fox]

Managed to get the manifold off after a bit of persuasion.

Had a go at sanding it down (much to my dads amusement) but I've now given it to him to get it sandblasted at work. Should have it back sometime next week and il paint it and put the pics on then.

Heres what it looks like at the moment.