Posted by Deane Gardner
A note that might be useful to somebody out there:
After struggling with black wrinkle painting my exhaust header heat shields (strip, paint, curse, strip again, paint, curse, get help) I took them to a well-respected local painter of old Ferraris, who said that I'd done about as good as job as could be expected, and that he could do no better.
One trick: after painting with store-bought shiny black wrinkle paint, overcoat with a couple of thin coats of black satin to dull the gloss down. This tends to hide variations in wrinkle direction, providing a more even appearance that is closer to the original look.
Also, while laying on those thick coats of wrinkle paint, if you get a run, you can brush it out before the paint sets up with a brush dampened in MEK. You'll never see the brush marks in the finished product. It's hard enough to put the wrinkle paint on those deeply curved surfaces without runs.
I tried both Plasti-Coat and PJ1 (made for PJ1 by VHT?) brand paints. They applied with about the same ease. The PJ1 product which I ended up using claims 500F heat resistance, unlike the Plasti-coat. We'll see!
Tip on wrinkle painting
Re: Tip on wrinkle painting
Posted by Tom
Hi Deane,
At least you've got these exhaust shields to paint! I'll have to make a set from scratch before I even think about painting them!
Tom
Hi Deane,
At least you've got these exhaust shields to paint! I'll have to make a set from scratch before I even think about painting them!
Tom
Re: Heat Shields
Posted by Deane
Mine are nicely hammered into cool double-curved shapes. They look like you'd have to know what your're doing with a hammer and dolly on aluminum. Are yours any less complex? I'd definitely find a metal guy to make a set before trying it myself!
Mine are nicely hammered into cool double-curved shapes. They look like you'd have to know what your're doing with a hammer and dolly on aluminum. Are yours any less complex? I'd definitely find a metal guy to make a set before trying it myself!
Re: Heat Shields
Posted by Deane
Mine are nicely hammered into cool double-curved shapes. They look like you'd have to know what your're doing with a hammer and dolly on aluminum. Are yours any less complex? I'd definitely find a metal guy to make a set before trying it myself!
Mine are nicely hammered into cool double-curved shapes. They look like you'd have to know what your're doing with a hammer and dolly on aluminum. Are yours any less complex? I'd definitely find a metal guy to make a set before trying it myself!