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« on: January 21, 2014, 11:09:06 PM »
I, on the advice of a few others used mag cleaner on the intake, which didn't look too bad, but as usual the low areas between the runners had some corrosion. It wound up making the manifold look like it had a powdery white on it. So I decided to put it in the dish washer and run it with some Cascade. Once again, the outcome was less than expected. I took it to a powder coater I used and had him blast it with plastic media as I was trying to keep the grey original cast appearance. Well, strike three. It was so mild it didn't get some of the mild corrosion on the flat areas between the intake runners and the finish isn't even. Does anyone know a process that isn't extremely pricy or works well to restore the surface more to look like a new cast finish? If no one knows a proven fix, does anyone make a paint that mimics the almost flat color of cast aluminum that's on the grey side instead of bright silver that I won't have to worry about damage from fuel if any winds up on it while the carbs are being tuned? Anyway, pointers to a shop that does these things or a process I can do at home would be very helpful.
Regards,
-Keith