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Offline navmk4gti

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Re: ChRome inlet manifold
« Reply #10 on: 26 February 2012, 22:50 »
oh right ok.. i will use hammerite tho incase.. will 500ml do it? want to do it blue same as silicone pipe colour if can find it  :grin:
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Re: ChRome inlet manifold
« Reply #11 on: 26 February 2012, 22:59 »
i used a 400ml can for both rocker cover and inlet mani,high temp for rocker cover and what was left on inlet to save money and get a good colour match
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Re: ChRome inlet manifold
« Reply #12 on: 26 February 2012, 23:04 »
that is very nice  :cool:

i take it you took out the manifold to paint the bottom of it too
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Re: ChRome inlet manifold
« Reply #13 on: 26 February 2012, 23:12 »
yeah to make it high temp worthy it had to be baked in oven,so rocker and inlet both off,new gaskets on and a lot of head nipping from wife for stinking up the house with car parts cooking
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Re: ChRome inlet manifold
« Reply #14 on: 26 February 2012, 23:14 »
You actually used your home oven??!!!  :laugh:
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Re: ChRome inlet manifold
« Reply #15 on: 26 February 2012, 23:20 »
yeah both bits fitted in fine,think it was 160 degrees for an hour or something
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Offline navmk4gti

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Re: ChRome inlet manifold
« Reply #16 on: 26 February 2012, 23:23 »
Quote from: jockgti on 26 February 2012, 23:20
yeah both bits fitted in fine,think it was 160 degrees for an hour or something

 :laugh: :laugh: thumbs up for using the oven  :grin:

my mum would put me in there if i tried that tho so ill sit there with my wire brush instead  :grin:

did you use the paint or spray can?
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Re: ChRome inlet manifold
« Reply #17 on: 26 February 2012, 23:26 »
spray can,some e-tech stuff from ebay
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Re: ChRome inlet manifold
« Reply #18 on: 27 February 2012, 08:09 »
Smoothrite is fine for a rocker cover does not need to be high temp paint
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Re: ChRome inlet manifold
« Reply #19 on: 27 February 2012, 10:18 »




Elbow grease! I quite like the crackle black paint you can buy in the can though. Much easier!
« Last Edit: 27 February 2012, 10:23 by Ashmond »
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