How To: Make your exhaust manifold heat shield shiny as a new quarter

[Mark94]

does the injen look familiar i had it powdercoated black ... i think it turned out nice

I didn't even make the connection. It looks great. Glad things worked out for the both of us.

Mark

 

[CasopoliS]

Nice work guys....

 

[orphman]

I started to polish mine and it came out great!(boobs)

BTW, Wiggles. Get some high temp blue paint that matches your hardpipe silicon adapters and use that to paint the Mazdaspeed that you left unpainted(thumb) . If you use the light blue I think it would good with the black.

hey what kind of crazy air box set up do you have going there...

 

[poboxjosh]

would this machine do the trick.


http://www.membershiprewards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?clgid=3&catid=212&aid=58417

 

[CasopoliS]

Eh possibly.... but it would not be the best. If you can keep the buffing device stationary while you move the part you are buffing.... that is the best setup. I have done polishing with many tools, and this seems to always buff good for me.

 

[poboxjosh]

Ehh thats not a problem I can improvise that. Im worried about the RPM?

 

[RX]

hey what kind of crazy air box set up do you have going there...

AEM ram air intake modified to fit his MSP.

 

[ZenProtege]

Update

Here is how my heatshield has held up since a week before writing the 1st post till now. I didn't polish it before taking this pic nor have I polished it since I made the write up. The only maintence I've done is a wipe down to get the grease and fingerprints off it from doing other work. I would say it held up nicely after 4-5 months of driving.

 

[CasopoliS]

Here is how my heatshield has held up since a week before writing the 1st post till now. I didn't polish it before taking this pic nor have I polished it since I made the write up. The only maintence I've done is a wipe down to get the grease and fingerprints off it from doing other work. I would say it held up nicely after 4-5 months of driving.

and mine looks the same!

 

[motchai]

Here is how my heatshield has held up since a week before writing the 1st post till now. I didn't polish it before taking this pic nor have I polished it since I made the write up. The only maintence I've done is a wipe down to get the grease and fingerprints off it from doing other work. I would say it held up nicely after 4-5 months of driving.

still looks nice and shiny bro. mine was kinda dirty already and i painted the screws RED and the bottom screw got burnt, eventhough i painted it with high temp paint

 

[motchai]

anybody used this
Duplicolor
i don't know how shiny it will be....please advise guys

 

[MSP#735]

im sure it would look fine BUT you have to make sure that the temp of the paint is like 1100 degrees and they dont make a gloss paint that can withstand temps of that degree....

 

[k-lea]

reminder.

 

[Velocifero]

im sure it would look fine BUT you have to make sure that the temp of the paint is like 1100 degrees and they dont make a gloss paint that can withstand temps of that degree....

The brake caliper paint I have is rated up to 2500, its gloss black

 

[motchai]

tha's good to know....so maybe i guess this won't withstand the heat

 

[carbonkid]

looks great ZEN!!

 

[jestermsp]

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