LOL!!! I was wondering the same thing. Cheese grater? Chisel? I'm actually really curious now........

 

I painted mine with Summit Racing Aluminum spray paint. If I were to go back, I would have added some clear coat over top. It looks good now but the roughness of the outside of the casting means it catches every bit of dirt. I think a thick clear coat would help that.

 

or better yet, paint all the nuts/bolts/brackets/hoses orange.

 

Bah... I got the manifold back. I didn't have it blasted, only dipped. After a coat of primer I played around with colors. I didn't like the "cast aluminum" color next to the gold of the valve cover. It just didn't work color wise in my opinion. SO, I went to a "stainless steel" color. The color itself works well I believe, but it caused the manifold to have a very "sandpaper" like texture. While it looks fine, I am worried that it will attract dirt even worse than the stock cast aluminum finish. I am unsure wither I will strip it and try another paint color or just go with it. I will post pics later.

 

just load the clear hi temp on it now.

 

I did try and spray it with clear... I might need another 30 coats... lol.

 

******* coat that thing, spray it till its dripping off. You will be left with a smooth finish. clear is easy to fix too. .