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David Anderson (168.215.176.201)
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Anyone got any ideas on painting the exhaust manifold and pipes on a 6v92. I've tried regular enamel, nope. tried POR-15, nope. tried high heat paint, and again no.
I'm just kind of fussy and would like for it to look good longer than 100 miles.
I also tried different keyword searches on this subject in the archives without success.
I would appreciate your wise counsel.
Thanks, David Anderson |
Scott Whitney (69.35.62.177)
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How about an exhaust wrap? Good looks, better performance if have you a turbo, and better safety to top it all off. Check with Jim Shepherd of RVSafetysystems.com.
Scott |
Craig Craddock (66.82.9.56)
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I use this on my hot rod---you said fussy.
Cermachrome
www.capsbhc.com |
TWO DOGS (63.185.97.200)
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go to the Harley shop....silver exhaust manifold paint....have your wallet with you... |
Jimmci9 (209.240.205.68)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, May 28, 2004 - 10:18 pm: | |
take and have them powder coated.... or have them chromed.....ive got some powder coated headers for a jeep... they've been hot... but not discolored ... they did change color some after they were heated... |
mark (216.239.160.71)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 2:23 am: | |
Hi David
Have you thought about woodstove paint?
I don't have any idea how hot exhaust manifolds get, but "Forrest Paint company", which makes "Stove Bright" will withstand 900 degrees with "excellent" color stability ... 1200 degrees with "good" color stability.
Any stove shop in the country will have it in stock. Comes in lots of colors.
Good luck!
mark
75 gillig |
Tim Broussard (209.205.134.183)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 7:44 am: | |
Jet-hot.com
Have seen this process used on ultralight exhaust.
Lasts forever, comes out aluminum color, not like chrome. |
Jim Shepherd (Rv_Safetyman) (66.82.9.24)
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David, there are two ways that you can go on the exhaust. If you go just for looks, then my racing and other car experience suggests that Jet Hot is the best as has already been mentioned.
If you want to think about making a functional change, I would suggest you think about exhaust insulation as mentioned by Scott.
As I mentioned in my Bus Conversion article, there are two good reasons for insulating the exhaust. First of all, our beds are usually above the engine and making sure the heat exposure is minimal makes good sense. Secondly, it appears that some (perhaps many) engine fires are the result of flammable liquids hitting the exhaust. There are lots of flammable fluids in the area including the fuel, engine oil from the filter hose, transmission fluid from the cooler/filter hose, power steering fluid, and even antifreeze (water evaporates and then the alcohol is quite flammable -- look at the MSDS sheet).
The 6V92 manifolds are not conducive to wrapping them, because there is almost no clearance between the head and the manifold in the areas between the exhaust ports. My solution was to apply a moldable insulation and then cover it with a high temperature foil.
The insulation would not look as good as coated exhaust, but it would be a darn site more practical. You can see my exhaust manifold in the right hand picture (click on it to get a better view) in the following link:
http://www.rvsafetysystems.com/prod05.htm
Jim Shepherd
Evergreen, CO
’85 Eagle 10
Bus Project details: http://www.rvsafetysystems.com/busproject.htm |
Captain Ron (207.30.240.14)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 31, 2004 - 4:53 am: | |
Ceramic coating keeps manifold cooler and cools down very quick. do internaly and externaly for best results |