Re: [FWDLK] Engine Paint Codes?

[Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In Re: 6-banger engines, I asked a FWDLK website's 6-cylinder authority
to respond to the question of the appearance of the OEM exhaust
manifolds.

Here's his reply:


The engine was painted assembled with the manifolds in place.  So the
block, head, tappet covers, oil pan, timing cover and intake and exhaust
manifolds (plus other assorted small parts) should all be the same
silver/aluminum paint.  The Bill Hirsch Miracle Paint in  Aluminum is what
the Plymouth Owner's Club generally considers the closest.  It should be a
fairly bright silver and it should be applied after the engine is fully
assembled with the manifolds in place.

That said, I paint the manifolds and engine apart to get the rear of the
manifolds coated, then I assemble them and repaint the area to make it look
more seamless.

My personal preference, which is NOT factory correct, is for the manifolds
to be black.  Thus, I painted mine black on my personal car.  The other
Flatties I've built have all been correct silver.




On 6/12/2012 7:28 PM, Roger van Hoy wrote:
> AFAIK they were originally just bare metal.  Myself I wouldn’t use a silver, more like what Eastwood offers, sort of a gunmetal grey.  Looks more like an evenly weathered manifold.
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> --Roger van Hoy
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> From: Jason Rogers
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 12:55 PM
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [FWDLK] Engine Paint Codes?
>
> I have plenty of exterior/interior paint color code info, but have nothing for engines and other types of major components.
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> The specific question is:  What is the paint color code for an exhaust manifold of a 1955 6-cylinder in a Plymouth?
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> My gut thinks that it would be an "aluminum" or other silvery type of color, but a specific code I have not.
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> Thanks,
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> Jason.
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