Some basic info: Parts should only be cleaned with MEK or lacquer thinner. with a spay bottle or a wash bottle. You will will get dust or lint particles now and then but if you use a rag to clean the part it can double and triple the effect. Regular powder can be used on any part not going above 400f very often. It can take it but I wouldn't. To get the best out of the chrome it must be fully cured before the clear. Most time you only half cure if your applying a second coat or a clear but chrome needs a full cure for full luster. Course thee is chrome powder and clear coat chrome powder too. Matt uzzled:
COATINGS Andrew, Rich is right about the differences between the Cool Runner & T/A. My plugs burn evenly eventhough the intake has not been worked. I have never ran the SP1, so i really cannot compare the two on my combination. Bob, a place in Canton Ohio called Powermax coated my intake, Matt is right about the shiny finish showing some roughness or texture. It's not a perfectly smooth finish like a polish job would be. I have found a couple of shops closer by me that do coatings too. Thanks for the compliments, i like a clean looking engine! Randy
Hmm. I remember eastwood selling a product called "Nyalic" that they claimed would hold up to high temp and was a clear coat. I doubted it worked well. They also said it was great for chrome wheels. Don't know anyone who used it for certain, but I have seen aluminum intakes with a peeling yellow coating. Boy that must suck to see on your car's engine after it had looked good for a few months or a year. Personally, mine is 100% natural, as-it-came-from-the-box. I have in the past removed it and sprayed it with brake cleaner, then acetone washed it whle wearing rubber gloves, but that was after a winter's storage and it had some white powdery corrosion on it. Other than that, I simply let it sit. Might help it's condition that my car's driven daily and moisture evaporates off it. I really like the polished/chrome look now that I see it and I wish I had a second manifold sitting around to have done
Chris, You sure that wasn't hi tech and not hi temp??? Eastwood has the same 4 hi temp powders I can get. [no clear] Matt Eastwood is mostly overpriced. I did just get some compounds from them buth got zoomed on the shipping. You would assume the pull tab would be arranged lowest to highest. but no. Someone is playing games and tricking people into picking ups ground which looks like the lowest, but it isn't.
I don't remember, this was in their catalog maybe 6 or more years ago. Definitely before they were offering powdercoat kits. This was back when they had the little catalog with a different car on the cover each issue. I haven't ordered much from them, because of the prices. I will occasionally buy their high temp header paint, because I've really been happy with it, but they do want a nice sized coin for it.
J.W polished intake Here's a picture of the intake Jim did for me back when he did the dyno comparison. It's just been sitting in a box but, it's been quite a while. Before it was done it was starting to get nasty looking from just sitting, brand new never installed. I really like the finish.
