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Hello,

I blew up the 216 in my 46 Stylemaster Sedan. Thankfully I was able to score a totally rebuilt/refreshed pressurized 235. I am the process of swapping everything over from one engine to the new one. The Inmate/exhaust manifold from my 216 is being installed on the 235. It was in miserable shape so I had it sand blasted. I want to paint the intake portion of it the original stovebolt blue and the exhaust flat black. I need a high temperature paint for the exhaust manifold, and the blue paint for the intake. What high temp paint should I buy and does anyone know what type of blue the stovebolt blue is or when I can get it.

Thanks,

Dan

Dan,

Are you referring to the 1953 and later automobile 235 Blue Flame blue?

eastwood has do it yourself ceramic coat for exhaust, mine turned out pretty nice. They also have all sorts of paint to match the various makes and years...I just got a catalog the other day and now I can't find it...

Yea, the 235 blue flame paint is what I am pretty sure the rest of the motor is painted. I didn't paint it, just want to make it match.

DG

Painting an exhaust manifold is a total waste of time and effort. It won't last more than a few minutes once the engine comes up to running temperature. Powder coating might be an option, but that's not a do-it-yourself project for most of us due to the cost of the equipment necessary to do it right. I use a bake-on surface finishing product called Cerama-Coat in my gunsmithing work but I've never tried it on something that runs as hot as an exhaust- - - -not sure if it would work or not, but it might be worth a try sometime. It forms a very durable matte black finish that is used instead of conventional bluing on gun steel. After a beadblasting or scuff-sanding operation, 3 coats are sprayed on with a rattle can, with a 30-minute dry time between coats. Then it's baked for an hour at 350 degrees F. The resulting finish can't be scrubbed off with vigorous application of steel wool. If it will stand the high temps developed by the manifold, it might look pretty good.
Jerry

For your exhaust manifold I would recommend the Manifold Dressing that Eastwood sells. It has the look of fresh cast iron, dark gray and a slight sheen. You just rub it on, I use a tooth brush. Each spring I like to go over it again, takes about 5 minutes, and it looks great the rest of the year. It comes in a small container and cost $20 but I've been using the same batch for over 6 years and barely made a dent in it.

The is a good price for the Calyx dressing that I think that Waldo refers to.

Yep, that's the stuff, good price too. Seems like a lot of money for such a small container but a little goes a long way.