Removing paint on Intake Manifold...

[SHOspazz92]

As soon as I get my SHO back over here a Project I wanted to tackle was removing some of the paint off the intake. Mainly the runners. Currently it has some of chrome looking paint that CPS (The guy's who do SHOsource's intake manifolds) used and I personaly don't like it. The tanks I am fine with.

I am wondering what would be the best product to remove this paint with? Also, On the stock finish of the runners, Is it possible to to remove that as well and with enough polishing make it shine? Any input is appreciated.



That is how its sits now, You can't tell but the paint on the runners is pretty mediocre. Also, Anyone have an Idea what the paint code is for the Blue? It looks almost like Ford blue but I can't tell. If I could find a Dupot Duplicolor paint that matched that would be awsome so I can complete the surge tank.

Thanks!


-Sam

 

[NotSoSlowSHO]

Aircraft Stripper. :wave:

 

[Racer X]

Aircraft Stripper will remove the silver paint. It will not remove the stock Yamaha paint.

That crap is impregnated with Adamantium or something. I had to sand it off when I did my intake.

 

[Jonny Cash]

Aircraft Stripper. :wave:

Dont strip it, your just creating more work for yourself. The $ you spend on material to strip and polish the runners, you couldve taken it to a pro and be perfectly shiny polished.

If you want to leave the runners as is, and keep the tanks blue, just repaint the whole thing with a similar blue. Because even if you found the same color, it still wouldnt match anyway. It never does.

 

[ManySHOs]

I would have the runners glass beaded.

Ian

 

[jthod]

I would have the runners glass beaded.

Ian

X2, that's what I did on mine before I had it PC'd. That took the Yamaha paint right off, and had I kept at it with higher PSI, I could probly get it pretty shiny, but not smooth.

 

[SHO Continental]

3rd vote for the media blaster. I used glass on an intake and VCs.

 

[BlackonBlack89]

I 4th vote the glass beading too. And I even put my runners into a rock tumbler after to smooth it out a little too. Man I miss working at a machine shop

 

[hawkeye18]

+1 on glass beading. Just don't sandblast; it will damage the molecular structure of the aluminum (weaken it). Stick with softer materials. Glass is perfect.

 

[Phoenix]

+1 on glass beading. Just don't sandblast; it will damage the molecular structure of the aluminum (weaken it). Stick with softer materials. Glass is perfect.

Say whaaa?

this is sandlasted :

As long as its not 200 psi with beach sand , it wont be weakened.

 

[ManySHOs]

Say whaaa?

this is sandlasted :

As long as its not 200 psi with beach sand , it wont be weakened.

Sand is much more abrasive; I can see how it left a texture on your surge tank in that picture. If it had been glass beaded, it would be a little bit smoother.

Ian

 

[Jonny Cash]

Just don't sandblast; it will damage the molecular structure of the aluminum (weaken it).

omg give me a break.

It will leave pits but if theyre not too deep you can polish them out.

 

[firebat45]

+1 on glass beading. Just don't sandblast; it will damage the molecular structure of the aluminum (weaken it).

I'm pretty sure that the aluminum will still be plenty strong enough to serve it's purpose as an intake. Might be a bit more critical if what you were blasting was structural, but this isn't really.