Vht Paint

[swordfish210 20]

Whilst I have my exhaust manifold off I was thinking of giving it a coat of paint as it's looking a bit manky. Has anyone any experience with VHT paint or am I better off saving my money?

 

Thanks. Mark

[ablister 31]

don't think it will work on an exhaust manifold as they can get very hot plus noone will see it as it'll be tucked down the back

[swordfish210 20]

VHT=Very High Temperature. Plus it's a TU engine so it's right out the front.

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Anywhere else im sure it would be fine, but on the manifold im not to sure... I guess theres only one way to find out Duncan has some...

[swordfish210 20]

Duncan has some...

 

I bet i'll lose a couple of fingers trying to get it from him though

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

What he doesn't know wont hurt.

[ablister 31]

VHT=Very High Temperature. Plus it's a TU engine so it's right out the front.

 

i know what vht stands for but do you know how hot the manifold can get...?

[swordfish210 20]

Yes actually. However the Hycote stuff says that it will burn off at about 500 celcius, a cack site less than my manifold heats up too. I just wanted to know if anyone had used it before with a good result.

[miamichris 9]

I've used it on my gti's manifold when I rebuilt the engine..but the engines still on the stand and waiting on the shell coming back from being painted! so not much use to you mate but I reckon its worth a go!

[GLPoomobile 958]

I've used Halfords silver VHT paint on an XU 8v manifold before. It was fine, but did sort of flake off a bit becuase the surface wasn't teh best to start off with. I did try to clean it up before I painted it but you know how horrible these cast manifolds get when they are old and corroded.

 

I'd say if you have a properly clean and reasonably smooth surface it'll be OK.

[swordfish210 20]

So it works if you do a good prep on the surface. I reckon i'll get a can of Black and have a bash at it then

[Redtop 14 2 Cars]

The halfords black satin is the best vht ive used yet, and im no Halfords fan. Just apply it in thin coats and build it up with a few coats. Thats how I got the best results, and I also had the manifolds that I did bead blasted before hand. There is some rust starting to come through on one after being done 1 1/2 years but it's not bad. That was a mk2 escort The only way to get a colour to stick to a manifold is the company zircote iirc and that is a complete fortune to get done!!

On another note, do you not have the wee polished heatshield over your manifold if it's a tu engine?

[swordfish210 20]

Thanks. No it's not the standard manifold, it's this one:

 

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

my 4 branch has the little bolt welded on so you can use the heatsheild if you want to hide it a bit

[swordfish210 20]

Mine did but i cut it off, why would i want to hide it under some skanky heatshield.

[welshpug 1,627]

should be perfectly Fine Mark, there's stuff out there specifically made for manifolds and will take up to 1500 degrees (can't remember if that's C or F but more than enough)