5.0 Ho Intake Plate... Paint?

[billison]

The upper intake on my 92 where it says 5.0 Ho , the letters and crap are psinted red, is this normal or did a prior owner do this?

 

[jcgafford]

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm15/jcgafford/Madison-20120811-00127.jpg

repainted with high temp engine paint. painted it all black. scraped off the high spots with a razor blade. then sanded alot to get the metal looking nice.

 

[boostfrk]

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm15/jcgafford/Madison-20120811-00127.jpg

repainted with high temp engine paint. painted it all black. scraped off the high spots with a razor blade. then sanded alot to get the metal looking nice.

I did something similar. Worked great.

I don't believe they came red from the factory. Used acetone to remove the blue paint the previous owner had used on mine.

 

[ReefBlueHatch]

Paint stripper - high temp paint - sand - polish.

 

[madspeed]

yep, use the aircraft stripper in the aerosol can from the parts store. That stuff will strip the balls of Hilary Clinton

 

[89stang1]

yep, use the aircraft stripper in the aerosol can from the parts store. That stuff will strip the balls of Hilary Clinton

LMAO!!

 

[Dino Dino Bambino]

That stuff will strip the balls of Hilary Clinton

LOL. ??????

That's the best-looking polished turd I've ever seen.

 

[boostfrk]

Damn Reef, that looks good.

 

[jcgafford]

gel paint stripper in the wally world isle is the cheapest and best working i have found. the aircraft stripper in the aerosol can didnt budge a thing on mine.

 

[88LX5.Oh]

yep, use the aircraft stripper in the aerosol can from the parts store. That stuff will strip the balls of Hilary Clinton

I used that stuff to get off the 4x4 stickers and some other misc. stickers that were on my truck when I went to do paint and body work. I didn't know how good that stuff worked, I ended up eating completely through the paint! Which was actually awesome, because that was less sanding I had to do

 

[ratio411]

Paint stripper - high temp paint - sand - polish.

The lump of metal sticking off the right side (throttle cable bracket boss) can be cut off and ground into the fins, as though it was never there. Cleans up the looks very nice... Not that you don't have it looking great anyway.
What did you do to the valve covers?
It appears they were media blasted... Did you use any paint on them?

 

[ratio411]

gel paint stripper in the wally world isle is the cheapest and best working i have found. the aircraft stripper in the aerosol can didnt budge a thing on mine.

I know it's off topic, but I just gotta say it...
My grandfather invented that gel stuff.

 

[jcgafford]

I know it's off topic, but I just gotta say it...
My grandfather invented that gel stuff.

well then he saved me alot of work

 

[jcgafford]

Paint stripper - high temp paint - sand - polish.

what did you use to polish it?

 

[madspeed]

last time i did that i used 600 grit paper then hit with aluminum polish

 

[billison]

so the crappy peiling red was stock? i'll post a pic soon.

 

[ratio411]

so the crappy peiling red was stock? i'll post a pic soon.

I have never seen a red one. ???

 

[jcgafford]

so the crappy peiling red was stock? i'll post a pic soon.

no. someone painted that color.

 

[Incon]

The Argent pony wheel paint is a decent match to the factory intake/valve cover color.

 

[cdurbin]

I painted, wet sanded, and polished mine. Turned out pretty nice and really wasn't that hard.
Before and after....