Of course, the $64,000 question is how much does it cost?
-----Original Message-----
From: Valerie Stabenow [mailto:hlub34a@aeroinc.net]
Sent: Fri 10/4/2002 6:50 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Cc:
Subject: Re: - Manifolds/jet hot
I originally researched and put Jet Hot in the satin black on my XK-E
manifolds in 1990-91. One of the manifolds had been cracked and
repaired and
was still leaking, so I bought a replacement, took the other one off and
sent them in. After 10+ years, it's still the same nice satin black. I
can
send photo for anyone wanting a cheesecake shot of my engine bay.
Husband decided to put the gunmetal grey on his 67 corvette manifolds.
The
first coating did not hold up....little specks of rust appeared.
Although it
was up to us to get the manifolds off to send them back in, Jet HOt
recoated
them and sent them back at their cost. The second recoat has been fine.
I like the Jet hot, because it coats inside and outside the manifold and
does help keep the heat down. I never had an overheating problem
before, but
even on really hot days in NW Illinois, the temp needle barely goes
past N-O
(of NORMAL).
FWIW, if anyone has any specific questions, please email me directly or
put
JET HOT Question in the subject line.
Valerie
> I had my original 130K exhaust manifold Jet-Hot coated in 1991...still
> looks perfect. I think it's well worth the effort and expense as a
large
> lump of rusty iron really ruins the looks of the engine bay, no
matter how
> nice the rest of the car looks. IMHO.
>
> William
>
> ------------snip----------------
> Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 11:04:55 -0400
> From: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: Correct colors? - Manifolds and WP/t-stat Housings
> William,
> The intake manifold and the thermostat housing are aluminum (at least
on
my
> 250). I bead-blasted them and sprayed them with the Diamond Clear Semi
Gloss
> from Eastwood. So far (2 years), they look great and it was way
cheaper
than
> ceramic or powder coating.
> On the exhaust manifold, I'm not sure if it is worth coating. They
get so
> rusty that I wonder if they can be cleaned well enough for the
coating to
> adhere for any length of time. Others on the list have more direct
> experience (Val- what is your long-term experience with the Jet-Hot?)
> I have my headers Jet-Hot coated and they look great. However, I
started
> with brand new ss pieces.
> Peter
> '68 TR250
> --------snip--------------
>
> William Whitmoyer
> 69 TR6
> 72 Fiat Spider
> 90 BMW iX
> 91 CRX Si
|