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Pucci1
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15th Nov 07 at 12:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hey i just ordered a exhaust manifold off a chap found him though find a part super quick posted up on find a part 5-10 mins later, hello mr melton heard your intrested in a manifold i have one right here

anyway every manifold i see always looks some what nasty rusty looking was wonderin if i could give it a lick of paint if possibly

and my dad sed sandblast it as well is it worth doing

thanks

-Nat
Daniel_Corsa
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15th Nov 07 at 12:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wrap it

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Ste L
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just sand it down, and give a coat of hi-temp paint
gianluigi
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15th Nov 07 at 12:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
heat wrap. cheap, but effective stuff
Pucci1
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yer was thinkin about heat wrap but i dont like the look of it mayb i only seen the cheap nasty looking stuff

hi-temp paint would be much better imo

do halfrauds sell such stuff?
gianluigi
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15th Nov 07 at 13:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
doesnt matter how it looks, its under the bonnet
Pucci1
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i suppose bud but i have to look at it when i go under the bonnet would halfrauds do hi temp paint?
Jenko_Sport
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15th Nov 07 at 14:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
And remember to only wrap a stainless manifold
Superlite Ltd.
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quote:
Originally posted by gianluigi
doesnt matter how it looks, its under the bonnet




Buy some VHT paint at halfords
sport16v
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15th Nov 07 at 15:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah do that and if you need it sandblasted, I can take it to work if you like; big sandblaster there
Pucci1
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oki doki kool kool
TomSBD
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yeh halfords paint works ok. i found that a thin layer was better than a thick one

been on my turbo for a while now not flaking yeh
Pucci1
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looks very good mate

 
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