Painting Exhaust Manifolds

[Ngtflyr]

Thanks for the input guys, kinda what I figured. I keep taking steps backwards to correct things. Its frustrating having to take it back to square one but for the end result I want I don't want to cut corners and regret it later.

thanks again,

[47Hammer]

Dave, Are you going to be documenting the restoration with photographs and posting for all of us to see?

[Bergerz28]

The past several restorations as well as my L78 exhaust manifolds I have sent to Central Connecticut Coatings 860-528-8281, they blast them and coat the inside and outside they come ot like NOS even though most of the GM manifolds I put overspray on them. Good luck.

[turbojet427]

I sent my manifolds to the new Jet Hot factory in PA. Their cast gray looks excellent. Inside and outside coating plus shipping was $250.00.

[Jim69Z]

I had Jerry Macneish do mine and he included the Cast Blast spray and they still look awesome after 6 years

[CamarosRus]

Jim69Z, When you received your manifolds from "Jerry MacNeish" were they already coated with "Cast Blast spray" ????? If not how would you describe the look as returned ??????

[Jim69Z]

Chuck, From what i can remember they were basically had a silver bare metal look and they were not sprayed at all with the Cast Blast and i know on his website he has some after pics from the reskinning process.
Hope this helps

[Ngtflyr]

Yes I plan on photographing and documenting the process as well as posting it here soon as I get some time. Hopefully in the coming week I can start a thread. Right now working a lot of overtime which is good, because I need $$ for parts, but leaves little to no time for working on the car. Currently I am going backward, removed the front clip, eng/trans in order to correct some minor issues. Of course the further I get into it the more "issues" that pop up. Now I have to strip and repaint some of the firewall, too many runs even for that "factory correct" look. My plan is to not go with the "overspray" look, I appreciate it but it's not for me, especially since the paintjob is already done without "overspray." Guys thanks for the input, even more confused now . Another question, will any of the above processes compromise the threads for the smog system?

[JohnZ]

Jerry did mine seven years ago, and they've never changed at all; they'll never rust.

[mockingbird812]

Hey Dave - howz 'bout some more particulars on your Z?