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I was looking to find a cast iron colored high temp (1500 deg) paint for the manifold. Searched Napa, AutoZone, and Kragen. Found white, black, flat silver, flat aluminum, red, and blue. But no cast iron, no dark silver.

Any pointers who locally might carry this normally? I know POR-15 makes a brush on version, but for this project I don't care to wait a week or spend more thant $6. Many thanks!

-Boyo

All the cast iron parts I have ever seen on my old trucks is a kinda funny reddish, brownish color, sometimes a dark brown if they have been sufficiently treated with grease or oil. MotherTrucker called it boby color. My wife says it is called "rust" or "gunky rust" but what does she know about old trucks :rolleyes: Go with the word from MT and look for boby color, that should set you straight.

boyo,

Have you checked Eastwood Company? They have a paint for cast gray (I have not used it yet but will do so next Spring - my trucks are hibernating now - you need to cure the paint by running the engine). Search for "factory gray" at the following link:
http://www.eastwoodco.com/cgi-bin/sgdynamo.exe?HTNAME=default2.htm

Tim

Hey Boyo, I used the pot 15 high temp cast iron paint and am real happy with it. It went on real easy and looks great.
I sand blasted the exaust manifoles and then painted 2-3 coats on them. http://www.por15.com/hightempcoatings.html
And one more thing. Check with your local Body shop supplier, they might carry POR 15 products. Thay way you do not have to wait for it. Most of our local Body shop suppliers carry this stuff.
Good luck, Check it out!

[ 12-06-2001: Message edited by: redshiba ]

Hey guys y'all missed my point. That stuff is neither cheap, nor can I pick up a can and use it tonight.

The POR-14 stuff is $14/pt + shipping.

The Eastwood stuff is $20/pt + shipping.


Just wondering if you'd seen a rattle can locally, and for like $6 or so. Thanks anyway,

-Boyo

[ 12-06-2001: Message edited by: boyoconnor ]

I've gotten that stuff from the Kragen/Schucks/Checker empire before. You need to go to one of their main stores and hunt around a bit. The regular stores can get it for you within a couple of days - talk to someone in the store with a brain though. You can also go to stores that stock a good supply of spray can paint and usually find it. I've even seen it in Walmart. Talk to local paint stores, they can tell you who has a good/diverse supply of spray can paint.

Boyo--------If it's cheap it don't work!!!!!! So why bother doing it?????

Don't waste your time.

If you are going to do something then do it right!!!!!

I used the Eastwood Manifold Paint on my Fenton Headers last year and found that it was nothing special. I bead blasted them and followed the directions carefully.

After driving the truck about 1500 miles over the summer and fall, the manifolds have a few rusty spots. I am going to re-finish them again but will not use the Eastwood paint.

If anyone has any suggestions as to a different coating , let me know. Thanks

redshiba - that's why! $20 for a pint from Eastwood, and a $6 can would've done the same job. Glad to see you're so willing to spend my money for me...

This ain't no trailer queen, if you want something to last it's going to cost $100 and up to ceramic coat them or something.

But that $100 is almost more than I paid for the whole truck!

-Boyo

[ 12-07-2001: Message edited by: boyoconnor ]

Try some place that sells fire places and and wood stoves.Idont know abought others but the one here has hitemp bombs in varios colors for stove restoration.Fairly CHEAP to.

For cheap good and quick I use stove-black wax

I does all three well don't flake off
Touches up real good and goes right into the rust.
Only problem is I lost my can and Hopeless Depot doesn't carry it

Isn't it great how some 'Bean Counter' can decied what you get to buy!What happened to 4X12 plywood!!!?

Oh don't get me started!

10-4, Mr. Proffit on the Stove Black Wax. Goes on easy, looks great, reapply every mo., or so. $5 has lasted me over a year!

Just what is this Stove Black Wax? Is it wax or paint or does it keep your paint on the manifold looking good? :confused:

Stove Black is a colored wax make for old rusty cast iron stoves SOUND LIKE ANYTHING YOU GOT UNDER THE HOOD??
You wire brush the loose stuff off and smear it on....end of story I mentioned this trick last year when this 'What do I paint?thing came up...It is cheap and I have thousands of Devotees now......and you don't have to dance sing or shave most of your head!!!
All the best stuff comes from FARM AND FLEET
Homeless Depot is just a pimple on their hind end!

Round here you can buy stove black at a good hardware store. Too bad I painted my manifold with the high dollar POR paint. One thing about the stove black, it will turn anything it touches black. We use it on our caboose stoves, works great.