How do you shave and paint the Fast to look well
02-27-2011, 10:13 PM
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How do you shave and paint the Fast to look well I was wanting to make the Fast intake black and take the lettering off the top. Do I just use one of the small air grinder tools that you use with the red pad when cleaning the mounting surface on things like heads? Can I use a rattle can or do I need to have it powdercoated?
02-28-2011, 08:34 AM
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All depends on how far you wanna go with it, You can use a sander with about 120 grit to remove the letters, and the orange peel surface of the manifold, then clean it up with 220, prime it, then sand it with 300 grit or so. then get it perfectly clean and paint it. You can use a spray can if you want, but the best looking results would be from an automotive 3 stage paint. Have seen intakes painted body color on cars and it looks nice. I prefer to keep mine just as is.
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03-02-2011, 01:42 PM
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just remember both the LS1 and LS6 intakes have a little texture to them, so it you sand completely smooth it might raise questions and someone might start to look more closely if your trying to be sneaky. Wrinkle finish would be a good idea as ThunderStuck said.
03-04-2011, 03:31 AM
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All depends on how far you wanna go with it, You can use a sander with about 120 grit to remove the letters, and the orange peel surface of the manifold, then clean it up with 220, prime it, then sand it with 300 grit or so. then get it perfectly clean and paint it. You can use a spray can if you want, but the best looking results would be from an automotive 3 stage paint. Have seen intakes painted body color on cars and it looks nice. I prefer to keep mine just as is.
