I degreased, scrubbed and lightly sanded before applying a high heat primer. After my first coat of high heat enamel, I noticed it was reacting much like oil and water and no amount of paint will cover those spots.
What's the issue and how do I resolve this? And please don't say blast and powder coat because around here, the cheapest quote I got was $800.
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Either the metal was not cleaned well enough or the enamel reacted with the primer as discussed on Facebook. Did you use the same brand primer and enamel top coat? If so, then those two paints should have been compatible. If you used a lacquer based primer there's a good chance the enamel top coat reacted with it. As Steffen suggested, you might be better off using some stripper to remove all of the paint and then I would use some lacquer thinner to clean the metal really well before you try spraying it again. You need to use a durable epoxy based paint and I think it is the VHT brand that can be applied without the use of a primer.
Last edited by JDP530; 02-14-2019 at 11:20 PM.
That painting problem is called fish eye.
Here is the problem cause and solution from the professionals:
https://www.sherwin-williams.com/hom...e-dir-fisheyes
I bead blasted the manifolds after some intensive cleaning, painted the plenums black, and clearcoated the bare aluminum. Then I went back and highlighted the ribs and letters.
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It turns out it was temperature related. As soon as I heated them up, the paint stuck just fine! See pic.
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Glad that worked out for ya! If I'd logged in sooner I would've suggested sending them down here. I've had two sets done at two different shops for about a quarter of that price and both shops did good work.
Here is another little tip for anyone painting the manifolds in the future. After cleaning and prepping the manifold, take a Q-tip and VERY LIGHTLY wipe a VERY THIN layer of Vaseline on only the raised top portion of the ribs and BMW. Paint the manifolds with your preference and let dry. Then, go back with a razor blade and scrape off the paint on the raised ribs and BMW letters. It comes right off! The Vaseline will not let the paint stick to the tops of the raised portions. Then, lightly sand with 1500 or 2000 wet/dry sandpaper on a flat block.
Here is the last set I did on the 5.0. I used Harley Davidson Crinkle Paint (the same paint that they use on Harley motors - it is about $20 a can). This was the results using the method above:
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-- Hellrot/Black-Gray (1 of 1 NA CSi color combination)
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Thanks, Roger; great tip!
Your manifolds look terrific!
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