I'm painting my manifolds with the "manifold paint" listed in Chevy Duty's
catalog. I want to protect the manifolds from further damage. Upon bead
blasting the exhaust manifold, its apparent that 50 years of heat and the
elements have wreaked havoc on the manifold. Crystalized cast iron,
discoloration that wont even blast off, and rust pits have taken their toll.
In the name of preservation, no more! One thing interesting.. when you take
the intake manifold out of the blast cabinet, its a nice pure silver color.
I can see why some restorers use silver paint on them. The TRUE color of the
manifold would surprise you!
Deve
50 3100
----- Original Message -----
From: "J Forbes" <jforbes@primenet.com>
To: "Old Trucks List" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 216 Manifold paint
> AMEN!!!! I really wonder, when I see a "restoration" that is supposed
> to be 100% original, and parts that Chevy never painted get
> painted...they are not rusty as they should be. I think that Chevy
> acutally tried to keep from painting the exhaust manifolds, and just
> painted them around the edges (at least on V-8s).
>
> The transmission should not be painted either...but I haven't seen too
> many that escaped being painted during the "restoration".
>
> Gee, I sure am picky for someone who doesn't have any original resto
> vehicles! Sorry...
>
> Jim
> ----------------------------------------
> Bob wrote:
> They were sparyed with engine gray. Sticks fine to intake, but burns
> off
> exhaust. so a rusty exhaust IS ORIGINAL.
> Bob ADler
>
> > Trying to keep the 1/2 ton 216 as original as possible. Can I paint the
> > manifolds and if so how?
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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