painting exhaust manifold

[gte-87]

what the best thing to paint exhaust manifold with as it gets so hot?? can you get it powder coated?? thanks dan

[Iain]

You can get them ceramic coated but it doesn't look cheap

[MARTIN KELSON]

You can get exhaust paint from the likes of Halfords.

No wouldnt of thought you could powdercoat due to extreme heat.

[mowgli]

you can get high temperature paint, but it doesn't last that long

[MARTIN KELSON]

You can get them ceramic coated but it doesn't look cheap

Zircotec

http://www.zircotec.com/

I had a qoute for by Nova manifold, nearly sh1t myself how much they want!

[Lewis.]

/\ how much did they quote? seen quite a few people with it. the white looks pretty cool

[Iain]

Think this company 'Camcoat' does them too, with a price list:

http://www.camcoat.u-net.com/Exhtprices2002.htm

Edit: Prices from 2002 so probably way different if they're still going :tard:

[mowgli]

its most likely gone up a tad.. its 9 years old

[Pistol Pete]

BBQ paint.

[paul james]

I tried the Halfords spray paint which is supposedly specifically designed for exhausts, applied it exactly as specified by the instructions. And it just burnt off in clouds of smoke when the car was fired up, wasn't impressed.

I've heard people say to use Barbeque/stove type paint that you can get from B&Q, so I would try that.

[Iain]

I also used 650c paint from Halfords, brush on, it hasn't lasted on the headers but seems OK a bit further down and on the flange.

[G-nova]

Make -PLASTICOTE - wood stove
Comes in a Aerosol tin
about a £5 a tin mate used it on his full exhaust a few months ago and still looks exactly the same as when he first did it.
I'm going to be using it on my exhaust as-well when i get to that stage.