Possible To Paint INLET Manifold?

[DannyD172]

Just wanted to brighten up my engine bay up, going to engine cover painted and was wondering if its possible to paint inlet manifold?
Pics of painted inlets please people!

 

[sideways danny]

yes of course

 

[Gt rob]

It's just metal mate, well easy to paint, just try not to get paint in any inlets. I polished mine, lots of elbow grease needed to diy it tho! Just find a decent primer and you should be fine to paint it any pretty colour you want

 

[DannyD172]

How did you polish yours rob?

 

[Gt rob]

Wire brush on a drill to get rid of most the burrs, then some wet and dry sand paper, just kept using finer and finer untin it's mirror finish, the fuel rail protector thing is the easiest and is best to start on if you wana try yourself, you end up with sore fingers after it all though. There's someone on here though who knows a company in Nottingham thatl polish it, just can't remember who that was.

 

[DannyD172]

Okay No Worries. How hards the inlet to take off?

 

[Gt rob]

There's plenty of helpful vids on YouTube if you want more info, while it's off it would prob be best to start matching it

 

[Gt rob]

Four bolts hold in coil pack, undo all plugs and hoses then there's a few ten mm bolts at front and two at the back. Careful not to bend gasket once you start lifting It off, if you need any help just pm me

 

[DannyD172]

Gonna sound stupid now, what do you mean by matching it?

 

[Gt rob]

Inlet manifolds( both halves) aren't always perfectly cast, and can reduce air flow and speed, matching them gives you a little more mid range power not a lot to be honest but if your after cheap diy mods it's a decent one, some companys charge up to 130 for it, but as long as your confident with a dremel it shouldn't be too hard. You should be able to find info on this if you use the search at the top of the page.

 

[sideways danny]

like these

 

[rob_clio197rs]

what paint did you use for that one danny and did you use a primer? looks very neat

 

[Gt rob]

They look like new/clean parts, a wire brush drill bit will do that if yours is in need of cleaning up

 

[sideways danny]

it's high temp paint, no primer needed (done that before, it doesn't go hard LOL) de-greased in the part washer, then a wire brush, blast off with brake cleaner, then a few coats of paint

 

[rob_clio197rs]

They look like new/clean parts, a wire brush drill bit will do that if yours is in need of cleaning up

mine is black at the min but getting a little tatty, wire brush mmmmm too much hard work for me lol