anybody use exhaust manifold dressings?

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as the title states does anyone here dress exhaust manifolds for their clients when they detail the engine, there is one brand i found called "calyx manifold dressing" and the photos show it brings it back to a nice factory silver color, looks like it would work great on those other rusted parts that are supposed to be silver also. just wanting to know the fellow autogeekers input on the product...
 
Exhaust manifolds get so hot it's hard to imagine any kind of dressing to last very long.

With advances in technology nothing surprises me any more but it's still hard to believe any type of dressing would last for very long.


Take one for the team, give it a test run?


:)
 
opie_7afe said:
as the title states does anyone here dress exhaust manifolds for their clients when they detail the engine, there is one brand i found called "calyx manifold dressing" and the photos show it brings it back to a nice factory silver color, looks like it would work great on those other rusted parts that are supposed to be silver also. just wanting to know the fellow autogeekers input on the product...
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Sounds like plain old hi temp spay paint to me. If you want to remove rust use either an acid wash or steel wool.
 
I have not used that brand, but have some that i have used. the dressing i use come in a tin like shoe polish and is applied with the same app. as what you posted. most of these dressings are graphite based so it does not burn off like paint but if you rub on it it will come off on your finger. Jonathan
 
I've seen that stuff and I've always wondered how well it worked.


It's not really a paint. It's in a stick form (think glue stick) if I remember correctly.
 
this stuff comes in a small tub, and it claims to last a few years and peoples reviews say it does last a long while, its not like a rubber/trim dressing at all.nor is it a paint. i really have no clue whats in it as the manufacturers page is poorly designed.eastwood carries it and it really does look fantastic. but as ohmy34 states it does look graphite based so it wont come off easily.just to clarify this is for use on cast iron manifolds/turbine housings.found the msds and it states its just a graphite paste and is non toxic nor does it have any harmful ingredients. so that is why it lasts a while as graphite burns at a really high temperature.
 
opie_7afe said:
this stuff comes in a small tub, and it claims to last a few years and peoples reviews say it does last a long while, its not like a rubber/trim dressing at all.nor is it a paint. i really have no clue whats in it as the manufacturers page is poorly designed.eastwood carries it and it really does look fantastic. but as ohmy34 states it does look graphite based so it wont come off easily.just to clarify this is for use on cast iron manifolds/turbine housings.found the msds and it states its just a graphite paste and is non toxic nor does it have any harmful ingredients. so that is why it lasts a while as graphite burns at a really high temperature.
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Never mind. Info already provided.

:)

Bob
 
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opie I would really watch using that. I did not look at the msds sheet but it sounds like its some sort of oxidizer that uses some sort of rust inhibiter or stripper. That thing might be very detrimental to other parts of the engine. I am not sure if its worth the risk to get the look you desire... unless its your own ride.
 
says its waterbased and non toxic, nothing in the msds indicates it has harsh/strong chemicals of anysort, i bet its just graphite powder mixed in water....
 
The paste I have used is from eastwood. It looks good and last but I would not use it on any thing but for show. Its been own my exhaust for 2 yrs now an still doing good. But like I wrote earlier you can rub your finger on it an it will smear on your finger after 2 years. Jonathan
 
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