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Has anyone got access to a sand blaster or acid dip at work
Am considering removing my inlet manifold for a few mods(fuel rail conversion, samco turbo inlet pipe and manifold spacers), and while its off i might have it painted, just wondered if any one local had access to the means of cleaning the old one up first
Cheers Cookie :) |
buy a 2" paint brush, cut the hairs off so there's about 10mm left, so the bristles are nice and erm stiff;)
get a tin of Gunk (engine degreaser) from halfrauds and clean with the brush, good stuff, only takes about 10 mins to do, I painted my inlet manifold with smooth hammerite, and gave it about 4 coats, after 8 months, there's still no sign of cracking or flaking |
Originally Posted by Cornelius
buy a 2" paint brush, cut the hairs off so there's about 10mm left, so the bristles are nice and erm stiff;)
get a tin of Gunk (engine degreaser) from halfrauds and clean with the brush, good stuff, only takes about 10 mins to do, I painted my inlet manifold with smooth hammerite, and gave it about 4 coats, after 8 months, there's still no sign of cracking or flaking Was thinking of blue, but not 100%, it might look a bit OTT :wonder: |
are you saying mine is OTT;)
hammerite is available in blue, green, yellow, red white and black |
Originally Posted by Cornelius
are you saying mine is OTT;)
hammerite is available in blue, green, yellow, red white and black What colour did you use? |
I used blue, get the aerosol hammerite, so you won't get any brush marks
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Originally Posted by Cornelius
I used blue, get the aerosol hammerite, so you won't get any brush marks
man walks into a swedish chemist and says to the salesgirl man "can i have some de oderant please" salesgirl "would you like the ball or the aerosol" man "no, i'd like it for my armpits" budgie;) |
Originally Posted by peter budgen
that reminds me:idea:
man walks into a swedish chemist and says to the salesgirl man "can i have some de oderant please" salesgirl "would you like the ball or the aerosol" man "no, i'd like it for my armpits" budgie;) |
Originally Posted by peter budgen
that reminds me:idea:
man walks into a swedish chemist and says to the salesgirl man "can i have some de oderant please" salesgirl "would you like the ball or the aerosol" man "no, i'd like it for my armpits" budgie;) |
While I think of it mate, if you have the manifold dipped, make sure they don't use caustic soda as this will eat aluminium
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I think maybe as its unpainted just a good scrub with a degreaser, followed by a cycle in the dishwasher should do the trick :norty:
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Id go for wrinkle finish black mate.. :D
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cookie, here you go!.....
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...andhshield.jpg this was done with halfords caliper brush on paint and only needed 1 coat. done in situ removing all components from it first.:thumb: |
Thanks mate, I cant view till later as my work pc blocks images, will check it when i get home :thumb:
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Len @ Subaru4you will sandblast and paint it for you if you want....
Cheers Steve |
Originally Posted by scoobytoo
cookie, here you go!.....
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...andhshield.jpg this was done with halfords caliper brush on paint and only needed 1 coat. done in situ removing all components from it first.:thumb: |
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