Has anyone used this to paint their manifolds? I see it is offered in spray can and by the quart for brush on. My exhaust manifolds need to be painted. What color would be closest to original? Is there any special process I should use when doing this job?

 

I used the factory gray in the spray can on mine. I pulled the manifolds and bead blasted them then put a few coats on. They look great but I can't attest to durabilty as I haven't had the thing running since I tore it apart

 

I used the grey brush on type, blasted then cleaned them with prep sol. Three years and they still look fine, small touch ups are needed here and there once in a while. I also went over them with a torch to evaporate any trapped water moisture and to warm them up for the paint.

 

I used VHT exhaust manifold paint on new w/z. Followed instructions and baked them in the oven. Broke the motor in and a fog settled couple days later and the following morning rust. I was not happy.

 

I use the Eastwood on all my cast manifolds and even on my lawn mower mufflers....Lasts many years and keeps the lawn mower looking like new..


My one pair has five years on them....As said before easy to touch up later with a brush

 

I've used the brush on Eastwood grey manifold paint, brushed on two years (about 6K miles) ago, and still looks GREAT! Highly recommend it.

 

i also found that heating them up with a torch works great.

 

Anybody ever use this stuff on headers? Does it hold up? Thanks JKaz

 

Any helpful suggestions for removing original exhust manifolds to paint them, if they have never been removed or even touched since new - 1972 Cutlass with 191,000 miles. If you were to mess them up in the process, how difficult and expensive would it be to find OEM replacements, as I want to keep my Cutlass original as possible.

 

The bolts holding the exhaust manifolds to the head usually don't rust as bad as the ones holding the exhaust to the manifolds. I suggest spraying PB blaster on every bolt twice a day for at least 5 days. This should help penetrate the rust and loosen it a bit before you remove the manifolds.

I've used VHT super hot and I wasn't impressed. I might have to try that Eastwood product. I wonder if POR 15 makes a manifold paint. If so I would buy it.

 

I've used the VHT and the Duplicolor, both with excellent results. The only way rust could come through days later is if the rust wasn't removed before painting. I had mine sandblasted first, 2 years on the exhaust manifolds in my 61 suburban. It's actually holding up better than the powdercoat job i had done on the intake manifold. the pic is VHT.

 

I'm not sure, maybe someone on here knows, but I seriously doubt that Eastwood makes their own paint. It's probably made by Sherwin-Williams or Valspar or one of the other major manufacturers. I know Duplicolor, Krylon, Martin Seynour, and many, many others are all made by Sherwin-Williams. generally speaking, the process is far more important than the product.

 

I've used that Eastwood along with its Cold Air Intakes and love it..The truck I used it on is not a daily driver but eastwood has been there for 6 years and its just starting to rust now after 6 long years..