I was looking thru my closet and i found some model paint, and this was right after i was trying to clean my intake manifold, which is impossible to make look nice.
So i took the paint and tried it... Testors Steel model paint is almost identical to the color of the intake manifold. So i started the car and warmed the engine up some so the paint would dry well and started painting. It really made a huge difference in the look of my car. It looks much cleaner and also alot newer. I recommend it for everyone out there.

 

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I dont see why its hard to clean/keep clean

 

Yeah mine defintely doesnt look that nice. Im not really sure what happened to mine it looks like it oxidized and there was no hope of making it clean up.

 

I'd be surprised if that paint holds up to the heat there, but if it works, cool

They sell high temp paints for brake calipers and engine parts that would work for that. You could paint it yellow and be really cool if you want.

 

You'd be even cooler if you painted it orange. lol.

 

Or you could polish it (you might have to be a little crazy though)

 

Haha, yeah i actually have some brake caliper paint because i just painted my calipers as i am getting ready for some real wheels for my car. If it doesnt hold up i just might have to finish off that bottle.

 

You can just take a wire brush wheel on a drill to it. It's kinda hard to get in the tight areas, but it makes it look alot better if it is oxidized.

 

Or do what I did....

 

Geez, your dinner must taste like WD40 and 91 octane.

 

Brad, i see the Cobra rims are in hibernation, eh?

 

Jeffy, just run it through another cycle with a small amount of detergent and it's nice and clean afterwards.

 

I hear WD40 is the best way to clean up an engine. Just spray it all about and let it do its magic.

I have to done mine. My VE looks like it came out of one of the great pyramids after a couple millenia.

 

thats the funiest thing...

Seriously though I heard wd40 eats up ruber and plastic so I would be carefull where I spray.

 

For some reason my JDM engine came coated with some kind of lacquer or clear coat. There was also some orange paint on parts of it.

I have the AT JDM one if anyone is interested.

My original one still looks pretty decent. Hey, Shawn, what did you use on yours to get it to look so nice?

 

nothing, I've never cleaned my engine, let alone my car

 

That's hilarious Matt! Was your manifold spot free?


Yeah, I decided to change em out after I made it about 20 feet down my driveway and the car started sliding side to side due to around 2" of snow.

 

Actually, the dishwasher didn't get **** off it, even with a shload of detergent in it. grrrr. there were greasy spots on it that just wiped off by hand when I got it out of the washer. wtf?

oh well.. time for sandblasting!

 

Nice VE Shawn, clean clean clean!

Matt what kind of dishwasher is it? Wait scratch that! Of course it wont clean a manifold....its for dishes silly.