In message <001c01bfbbf6$dff9c420$c4b74991@fae.storkgroup.com>, Frank
van Dalen <frank.vandalen@fae.storkgroup.com> writes
>Hi guys,
>
>It's like its my birthday again! My Rover SD1 3500 inlet manifold came back
>from the machine shop after a nice job of welding and machining - it is now
>almost identical to the original factory manifold. Now for the finish. The
>powder coating place warned me that the manifold would probably get too hot
>and the coating would not last (their experience on a different type of
>engine) and someone else has warned me that the manifold does not get hot
>enough for heat resistant paint to harden properly!
>Now what? I'd like to hear from anyone who has applied a coating or paint
>that has lasted a couple of years.
>
>TIA,
>
>Frank van Dalen
>
>(the world's only?) '68 Pale Primrose MGB V8 Roadster under construction
>
I have a guy who works for me who has painted his manifold in the same
2-pack pearlesant as he has done the body in. Seems to have survived
fine so far.
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AndyH
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