Exhaust manifold detailing

[Farace]

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Originally posted by Bill77 As I mentioned on another thread, I just received a quote from Jet-Hot for a 4-into-2 exhaust manifold -- $95 plus S&H.

[Bill77]

The quote they sent me was for the basic Sterling Silver coating. The other choices are more expensive, from alternate colors to higher temp coatings. Could that explain it maybe?

[Farace]

Quote:

Originally posted by Bill77 The quote they sent me was for the basic Sterling Silver coating. The other choices are more expensive, from alternate colors to higher temp coatings. Could that explain it maybe?

[ljdamore]

I used Eatwood's high temp paint too, but don't have any miles on as yet.

Can anyone report how the paint holds up?

Thanks,

Lou

[Mr. C.]

I think I will take some photos of mine before I send them to Jet-Hot then take some after.

BTB the Jaguar is porcelain. It is very very difficult to redo porcelain if the manifold is pitted. If you really want it to work you need to weld and grind the blasted pits out.

[Farace]

It's only a lousy Polaroid, but I thought I'd post a photo of the headers as I got them back from Jet-Hot. The coating inside the headers is the same as on the outside. Sorry for the lack of good detail. Maybe someday after I've bought all the engine parts I'll get a digital camera.

[Bill77]

Bob -- looks great.

[RicksAlfas]

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Originally Posted by ljdamore I used Eatwood's high temp paint too, but don't have any miles on as yet. Can anyone report how the paint holds up? Thanks, Lou

[ljdamore]

Thanks for sending the picture Rick.

I painted my manifold before assembling it to the car and I have a bit more work to do before getting the engine started. Hopefully, the paint will still cure. But it is good to hear that the paint is fairly durable. It was very easy to apply, so maybe if it does flake off, I can reapply on the car.

Thanks again,
Lou D'Amore

[RicksAlfas]

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Originally Posted by ljdamore It was very easy to apply, so maybe if it does flake off, I can reapply on the car.

[Mr. C.]

The manifolds for the Giulia are back from Jet-Hot. I must say that I am now sure that doing them with Eastwood Paint would have been the better decision. I don't really see this as a fault of Jet-Hot but the pits show up like neon lights in Buckingham Palace. The point here is that had I done them my self, I would have done more before I painted them and could continue to work with them till they were satisfactory to me. When you have someone else do them he or she decides what they are going to look like.

I would not put a car with these manifolds on it in a show. Bad decision.

[Vintre]

Hello All,

My friend who has a 1960 Corvette used this on his. The Corvette group speakly highly of it. He barely used 1/4 of the bottle to do both sides (8 cylinder) and gave it to me to try.

Here is a picture. I think they came out pretty good.



It was super easy to apply. I used a tootbrush and a small paint brush. It only took 30 minutes.

For the $14 cost, I am happy with the results.

Here is a link to the product.

CALYX EXHAUST MANIFOLD DRESSING Corvette Parts and Accessories - Zip Corvette

Vin

[101/105guy]

Have to agree about the Calyx coating.
Have used it on my Vette and most of the Alfas and it really looks good and lasts a very long time. Also easy to apply. It's a paste that you work into the surface of the metal. Can be applied with the headers installed on the motor, but it's a little hard to get into all of the tight spaces. Rubber gloves are a must !

[velocedoc]

I have used the Eastwood paint with great results. It goes on and stays on. There is only 1 thing that I would do different next time and that is bead blast them, dip them in acid to kill any residue rust and then paint. After a while if the headers are not primed correctly, the rust will come back out.
The "cats meow" is to have them JetHot coated. I hear it reduces heat and is quieter. Should last your life time, after all it is used on extremely hot jet parts, so an Alfa is tame comparably.