[Spridgets] Color of Exhaust Manifold

[JMFangio]

Back in the day it was common practice to take an oily rag and wipe down exhaust parts while hot.  It smoked and smelled but after a few wipe downs you had an almost blued exhaust and no rust.


> On Apr 14, 2022, at 2:09 PM, Mike Rambour via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>  That is interesting, I think I will try the graphite lube idea.
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>  Decades ago, I had a exhaust manifold Aluminized, basically they sprayed on melted aluminum, it gave it a rough texture but it lasted decades and still looked good when I sold the car.  Don't know where to get that done now, or even if it still done.
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>     mike
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> On 4/14/2022 11:53 AM, Billy Zoom via Spridgets wrote:
>> You can't make paint stick to a cast iron exhaust manifold. They were always a light rust colour. You can have them ceramic coated in satin black though. That looks good. You can also spray them with Graphite lube spray and wipe it with a rag. That gives a clean gray finish that;s easy to touch up if you ever need to.
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