how should i paint my ls6 intake?
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how should i paint my ls6 intake?
Hey should i use base coat clear coat to paint it or will it be to hott? should i use high temp paint then clear it? thanx
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If youre looking to get rid of the casting marks and make it glass smooth, you may want to invest in some high fill primer and hit it with something like 180/240/320/400/600 and then paint it. I left my casting marks, its an engine - not a motorcycle tank.
Looks like this:
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Oh thats a chrysler metallic silver, i think its off the 300Cs back when they first came out, I was just grabbing any random silver I had lying around. Ive since painted the manifold again to match all of the fluid tanks in the engine bay. The color I have now is a heavy pearl metallic charcoal color from BMW. I left the strut bar chrysler silver for a little difference to tie in the carbon FRCs.
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I don't think you need to worry bout heat resistant paint. The intake doesn't get hot. Everyone also thinks they need heat resistant paint. The only think i have used heat resistant paint on is my motorcycle engine. Also if you scuf the intake good with 400 then you wil be good, but if your worried about it you can spray some adhesion promoter on it to.
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I don't think you need to worry bout heat resistant paint. The intake doesn't get hot. Everyone also thinks they need heat resistant paint. The only think i have used heat resistant paint on is my motorcycle engine. Also if you scuf the intake good with 400 then you wil be good, but if your worried about it you can spray some adhesion promoter on it to.
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here is a write up i did when i painted my intake (pics)...
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/761478-porting-prepping-painting-fast-90-intake-write-up-tons-pics.html
hope it helps..
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/761478-porting-prepping-painting-fast-90-intake-write-up-tons-pics.html
hope it helps..