07-20-2005
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Kevin
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Shoreview
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Pretty Cast Iron
What can I do to make my cast iron exhaust parts look pretty? Paint, polish, sandblast, chrome, etc.
Thanks in Advance,
Kevin
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07-20-2005
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Re: Pretty Cast Iron
What exactly do you have that is cast? You should only have a Exhuast manifold that is Cast and the exhaust housing on the turbo will be Cast. Put a nice shiny heatsheild over the exhaust manifold and youll be done
Otherwise you can Jet Coat all that stuff but it will be $$.
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07-20-2005
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,411
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Re: Pretty Cast Iron
You will have to get it ceramic Jet Coated as stated above. I used 1200* temp paint and it burned off right away. That's about the only option you have is to ceramic coat it. I don't know what it would cost though. I'm guessing at least $75+. Somebody else on here may know a more accurate figure.
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07-20-2005
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Is funding Exxon.
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Re: Pretty Cast Iron
I have some "super duper special paint" that holds up to the temps pretty well. I tried a ton of different paints and this one is not a regular paint, more of a powder coat, but a cold process. I tested it on my exhaust manifold. It doesn't stay totally black, but it's a dark grey and looks 10x better than a bare one. You can see mine if you are interested. No, I am not giving out the name either It took way too much time to try and finally find it.
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07-20-2005
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ConArtist
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: Pretty Cast Iron
Replace them with SS or get the coatings from Eastwood Co. They work well and look decent.
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07-20-2005
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Kevin
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Re: Pretty Cast Iron
Thank you all very much.
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07-21-2005
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Business as usual
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: Pretty Cast Iron
High temp engine enamel at checker???
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07-21-2005
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Asshat King
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Decorah / Ames, Iowa
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Re: Pretty Cast Iron
Jet Hot
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07-21-2005
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Is funding Exxon.
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Re: Pretty Cast Iron
Quote:
Originally Posted by john
High temp engine enamel at checker???
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Basically all paint will burn off the first time you drive the car, engine enamel included.
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07-21-2005
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Wisconsin
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Re: Pretty Cast Iron
PS- although it looks nice and all after you paint it, you really shouldn't run without your heatshields especially the lower one. So if you run the shields like you should, painting them doesn't pay. I have mine on and i painted them, for what reason i don't know why.
On the dsmlink forums, i've read reports from people that their a/c fan melted due to not running the h. sheild.
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07-21-2005
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At-Least-It's-White-Again
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Re: Pretty Cast Iron
Quote:
Originally Posted by Onefast99gsx
PS- although it looks nice and all after you paint it, you really shouldn't run without your heatshields especially the lower one. So if you run the shields like you should, painting them doesn't pay. I have mine on and i painted them, for what reason i don't know why.
On the dsmlink forums, i've read reports from people that their a/c fan melted due to not running the h. sheild.
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Meh, who uses A/C these days? Heatshields aren't that necessary and they always get in the way anyhow.
You could just polish that stock heatshield, or just JetHot coat it like some have said. It's a couple hundo I believe to do a peice but its nice stuff. There's a local place that can do it. It's just that nickel plate stuff... I'll try to find sommore info for you though.
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07-21-2005
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Is funding Exxon.
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Re: Pretty Cast Iron
I don't know of hardly anyone that runs the lower heat shield. An aftermarket O2 housing doesn't even have the attachments for one. Some run the exhaust manifold heat shield, but most of the modified cars don't run anything.
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