Things to do after the wife leaves the house.

[montanafordman]

I have new manifolds for my Model A, and went with the cast blast hi temp paint. Directions say to bake at 400* + to cure paint. I figured this was one of those scenarios where its better to ask forgiveness than permission!

1. vent fan on hi

2. bake at 400*+ right when she leaves for work.... with any luck she'll never know unless I tell her! (which is likely).


The progress continues! I'm getting pretty antsy to get my coupe back on the road!!

[Great Lakes Greg]

That's a good one. Try curing powder coat in there next. The next cassarole might taste a little odd.

[montanafordman]

Originally Posted by Great Lakes Greg

That's a good one. Try curing powder coat in there next. The next cassarole might taste a little odd.

Getting so close to completion you can taste it!

[492Awinner]

Hey hey boys you're right a wife is reading this please enclose your addresses! My husband when testing floats for carbs also uses my pots and pans and stove to boil them but my oven? That would be the end of his pies/breads/and cookies. But I guess a frosty mug with a cold beer would satisfy most but not my husband! Thanks for the laughs lucky for us there is a power coater close by. But I have to admit I sure do like the looks of it yummy manifold over noodles.

Field Food Editor for a Cooking Magazine.

[mkmskm]

Heck I did this last night on my manifold and the wife watched me pop it in the oven. Use the foil on the pan because the paint does get soft when hot and then hardens real hard when cool. She enjoys the cars and knows what it takes sometimes to get things done. She always asked when I'm cleaning a part if that that is her toothbrush

[ivoryjohn]

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Originally Posted by mkmskm

Heck I did this last night on my manifold and the wife watched me pop it in the oven. Use the foil on the pan because the paint does get soft when hot and then hardens real hard when cool. She enjoys the cars and knows what it takes sometimes to get things done. She always asked when I'm cleaning a part if that that is her toothbrush

Well.....was it?

[zzlegend]

I remember when i was restoring my Harley years ago. I wrinkle painted the piston barrels and baked them in oven when the wife went to work. Could not get the smell out, she arrived home, i got my butt chewed, Never forgot that and neither did she. Good luck with your project. I mean your wife.

[montanafordman]

Well the good news is I'm done and its back in the garage with no paint smell in the house. I let the paint dry a couple hours before I put it in the oven so that might have helped. I stuck it in for an hour at 440* and it looks nice! I touched it with a brush and it seems the paint is completely cured and hard - looks like dull new cast iron. Glad it didn't stink up the house / oven or it might have gotten ugly! Once it cools I'll bolt it to my freshly painted intake manifold.

[peters180a/170b]

Was basting involved ? Looks good

[Kirby1374]

propane BBQs are your friend

[MrTube]

Hey,

I've got a picture just like that! Only mine was done where I work after hours and luckily no one complained.

[montanafordman]

Originally Posted by MrTube

Hey,

I've got a picture just like that!

nice! Were you happy with the short and long term results?

[MrTube]

Originally Posted by montanafordman

nice! Were you happy with the short and long term results?

So far its looking good. Its only been around a year since I did it though.

[montanafordman]

The results are in. No lingering paint smell in the oven either.

I put a coat of anti-seize on the mating surfaces and some anti-seize on the bolt threads as well. It doesn't look like I'll need the manifolds machined either because they fit good and flat. (which a new pair should)

[Marco Tahtaras]

This was in 1994. I actually use the ovens for cooking more than Susan so it wasn't much of an issue. Also, I was curing the paint at a much lower temperature so the odors weren't too severe. It certainly raised some eyebrows however!

[juke joint johnny]

The Manifold looks great !
Better put a Pizza in there so you'll have something to eat in the Doghouse!!!!!!
John

[2manycars]

I dont think I would try that, and I dont even have a wife to complain.

[zzlegend]

Looks great. And hopefully you get a great dinner to. Fine job.

[Steve Wastler]

Looks really nice, my lady has the nose of a blood hound!!!!!!!!!!!!!There is now way in hell I could get away with that. Just for giggles and grins one day, right after she left for work, i opened a can of pvc glue in the center hall, didn't use any and only kept the cap off for about 30 seconds, she got home 9 hours later and asked what that chemical smell was, i guess its good the garage is detached. I do keep an old gas grill for such things, but have only cooked old shocks in it. Not to be picky, but it looks like head stud 8 and 9 were swapped....

[CarlG]

My mother could smell (or at least said she did) anything and everything that my dad & I had going on out in the garage -- even if there wasn't anything.