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Originally Posted by TurboTim
(Post 229965)
I used an 'aluminum' spray paint. It's grey with a little flake in it, and makes the surface a little rough. I can find out the brand if you really want but I'm sure there's a few out there. Cleaned off the big dirty stuff with brake cleaner and put a few coats on. Seems obvious but no one mentioned it. My manifold in this pic was filthy and I just sprayed 2 coats. Looks good in this pic, looked even better when it was first done.
http://www.shoremotorsports.com/pics...r4/Engine3.jpg Tim, i thought u had an intake manifold that you made? is that an old pic of the twins or is that the new setup? |
That's the old/first twin setup with the stock intake manifold Artie.
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If you've got access to a blast cabinet, bead blast it carefully. Clean w/ air hose. If there's no electronics, you could run in it a parts washer, then a hot tank (depending on what's still on the manifold. Then dry w/ air hose.
I painted them w/ several coats of high-temp paint (rattle can) from Advanced Autoparts. Taped off the areas I didn't want to paint w/ painters tape. I just did several valve covers for a Miata and MR2. Unfortunately, no good pics. |
Originally Posted by miataz
(Post 229882)
sooo you used this http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...3L._AA240_.jpg
and it came out like that? Would it also work on the valve cover? |
yeah, actually I used the same pad i stole from Newb.... so therefore, coincidentally, it was your pad you provide ;)
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Sweet im gona give that a shot it like the dull look better then it is now almost looks like its painted after you use that pad. And still no one answered my other question will it work on the valve cover also?
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I use the green 3m pads to clean everything I own that's not supposed to be shiny. They are awesome for scuffing wheels for paint too.
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Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 230335)
I use the green 3m pads to clean everything I own that's not supposed to be shiny. They are awesome for scuffing wheels for paint too.
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http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1268/superbovym4.jpg
BTW, muriatic acid reacts rather unfavorably with aluminum. When I was a kid, we used to make acid bombs by putting a bunch of aluminum foil into a plastic soda bottle, then pouring in some muriatic acid (which is a common pool-treatment chemical), capping the bottle, and then running away very quickly. The acid dissolves the aluminum, producing large amounts of very noxious gas which ultimately results in the explosion of the bottle. The explosion, while not particularly lethal, is sufficient to demolish a closed mailbox. Or so I'm told. :rolleyes: |
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 230232)
yeah, actually I used the same pad i stole from Newb.... so therefore, coincidentally, it was your pad you provide ;)
Stephanie |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 230387)
BTW, muriatic acid reacts rather unfavorably with aluminum. When I was a kid, we used to make acid bombs by putting a bunch of aluminum foil into a plastic soda bottle, then pouring in some muriatic acid (which is a common pool-treatment chemical), capping the bottle, and then running away very quickly. The acid dissolves the aluminum, producing large amounts of very noxious gas which ultimately results in the explosion of the bottle. The explosion, while not particularly lethal, is sufficient to demolish a closed mailbox. Or so I'm told. :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 230387)
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1268/superbovym4.jpg
BTW, muriatic acid reacts rather unfavorably with aluminum. When I was a kid, we used to make acid bombs by putting a bunch of aluminum foil into a plastic soda bottle, then pouring in some muriatic acid (which is a common pool-treatment chemical), capping the bottle, and then running away very quickly. The acid dissolves the aluminum, producing large amounts of very noxious gas which ultimately results in the explosion of the bottle. The explosion, while not particularly lethal, is sufficient to demolish a closed mailbox. Or so I'm told. :rolleyes: probably running the throttle body in the stock location. also dry ice, water and a closed bottle is pretty awesome.. i used steel wool and de greaser to clean mine... |
Originally Posted by Stephanie Turner
(Post 230411)
LOL. That might be the route to go then. We have those same pads, in round, to run off of a die grinder. But will that produce a CLEAN and sort-of chrome look? The cam cover is chrome color also.
Stephanie http://www.boostedmiata.com/turbo/cleaned.jpg I don't have the time or patience to actually polish up aluminum...but if you look at the dirty textured cast on my turbo housing...the entire thing used to look like that....just a wire wheel on on a hand drill... used the same wheel on dirty painted MS pipes as well: http://www.boostedmiata.com/blown_en...inepull016.jpg http://www.boostedmiata.com/blown_en...inepull017.jpg |
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