Cleaning and Coating Factory Exhaust Manifolds.

[BBodyBarrett]

I would like to clean my factory exhaust manifolds and have them coated. Curious if anyone has tried this or know where to have it done.
1969 Plymouth Road Runner
383 stock engine

 

[66 Sat]

I just cleaned mine up with a wire brush on a power drill and painted them with high temp spray paint from the local auto store. Came up like new.

 

[Pete Kaczmarski]

Three years ago I was talking to another car show participant with a '49 Ford. He said look at his exhaust manifolds, nice dull silver finish. He proceeded to tell me that an old trick is to use "Anti Seeze". Eventually is will need to be re-applied but I tried it and still looks like the day I did it.

 

[Don selleck]

I just had mine ceramic coated in high luster silver kind of shinny but works in my application $170 for both sides, had to do my intake and heads so they would match!

 

[Officer Higgins]

I had my exhaust manifolds coated cast iron grey twenty years ago by JetHot and the still present very nicely, the light gray was all that was available comparable back then .now they have many different colors available. I would use them again if needed

 

[Officer Higgins]

 

[Don selleck]

they offered a ceramic coat in cast iron and also along with many other colors, pretty impressed with there work, time will tell on the durability.

 

[Officer Higgins]

they offered a ceramic coat in cast iron and also along with many other colors, pretty impressed with there work, time will tell on the durability.

You used jethot?

 

[Don selleck]

Q.C. coatings in Shelby township michigan

 

[69bfan]

If you should decide to go the route of Jet Hot coating the manifolds, they can also coat the insides of the manifold. That helps to keep any rust residue from breaking loose internally and falling back into the head and also helps with the flow. May be overkill for some, but works well.

 

[BBodyBarrett]

Looks nice, considering the same for mine.

 

[BBodyBarrett]

If you should decide to go the route of Jet Hot coating the manifolds, they can also coat the insides of the manifold. That helps to keep any rust residue from breaking loose internally and falling back into the head and also helps with the flow. May be overkill for some, but works well.

That's a good idea, anything to prevent future troubles.

 

[BBodyBarrett]

I just had mine ceramic coated in high luster silver kind of shinny but works in my application $170 for both sides, had to do my intake and heads so they would match!View attachment 645153 View attachment 645154 View attachment 645155 View attachment 645156 View attachment 645157 View attachment 645158

Looks good, definitively will be coating mine. That and a few other things this winter.

 

[MOPOWER871]

Save your money,have your manifolds glass beaded, and hand paint them with POR-15 High Temp. gray stuff is great and about $20.00 a can.

 

[WileERobby]

I had my exhaust manifolds coated cast iron grey twenty years ago by JetHot and the still present very nicely, the light gray was all that was available comparable back then .now they have many different colors available. I would use them again if needed

Glad you had good results. I had just the opposite, but that was a long time ago.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

I used these guys several times.Had my headers redone after modifying 3 header tubes.They were several HUNDRED less that jet hot!

http://www.centralctcoatings.com/

 

[Don selleck]

i got $405 into everything,(all 4 pieces) I thought that was a deal, considering prep time for each piece blasting etc.

 

[BBodyBarrett]

i got $405 into everything,(all 4 pieces) I thought that was a deal, considering prep time for each piece blasting etc.

I like the coated intake.

 

[Car Nut]

I just cleaned mine up with a wire brush on a power drill and painted them with high temp spray paint from the local auto store. Came up like new.

I just had mine ceramic coated in high luster silver kind of shinny but works in my application $170 for both sides, had to do my intake and heads so they would match!

I used these guys several times.Had my headers redone after modifying 3 header tubes.They were several HUNDRED less that jet hot!

Looks real good guys!

 

[ksurfer2]

My HP manifolds were in pretty rough shape. I removed them and spent a bit of time with a wire brush then coated them with the Eastwood high temp exhaust coating. They look like new now. It was a weekend project that included a lot of time for breaks with sandwiches and beer.
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