Apparently the exhaust manifolds were painted green as well. Did the Moss
paint hold up well on these also?
Tom
BJ8
>From: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>
>To: "List Healey" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: Intake Manifold Cleaner
>Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:30:06 -0800
>
>It's true that some paint doesn't adhere as well to aluminum as to steel;
>however, I painted my engine and manifold with the Moss spray can green
>paint in 1999, and after 7 years and about 40,000 miles there is no
>cracking, peeling, or flaking on the engine or manifold. It's critical
>that
>the surface be cleaned thoroughly and prepared properly for any paint to
>stick, and that probably didn't happen at the factory. A few months ago I
>had the fiberglass cover off the gearbox to replace the O/D solenoid, and
>noted that the paint on the gearbox and O/D is holding up perfectly, too,
>and I painted it in 1993.
>
>Steve Byers
>HBJ8L/36666
>BJ8 Registry
>Havelock, NC
>
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