On Mon, 5 Apr 1999 s4usea@fanniemae.com wrote:
> I'm tired of the old manifold on my TD looking like a scab on the
> side of my pretty engine. Anyone out there know a good place to get
> it powder coated, or even porcelain coated?
>
> And yes, I know they were originally just painted white.
Actually, they were "aluminized" - sprayed with a coating of molten
aluminum. It was silverish when new, but heat and oxidation quickly
turned it white.
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Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 NEMGTR #2271
Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO
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