WD45 Manifold Color
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Topic: WD45 Manifold Color
Posted By: PeaRidge180
Subject: WD45 Manifold Color
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2016 at 11:21am
| Were the exhaust and intake manifolds on the WD45 Gas painted when they came from the factory? If so, what were the colors or were they both the same? |
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Posted By: Allis dave
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2016 at 11:53am
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The exhaust manifold doesn't matter because even high temp paint quickly burns off. I think they painted the manifold orange when they painted the tractor. Watch this. It has a video of them painting the tractor. You can see there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYH3q9nJ-fc" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYH3q9nJ-fc |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2016 at 4:20pm
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I used high temp rustoleum (black) and it is holding up pretty good. From the factory they probably had the same paint as the rest of the tractor. Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2016 at 7:03pm
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I don't have much confidence in any paint holding up on the exhaust manifold. When I was a kid, riding on the fender with Dad, he would run the tractor hard for a few minutes, then get off and light a cigarette off the exhaust manifold. I also remember watching the flame out of the exhaust after dark. I doubt any paint is going to hold up to that kind of heat. |
Posted By: Gary in da UP
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2016 at 7:10pm
| Do a search for Bill Hirsch cast iron grey manifold paint , I have used it for years , good stuff , I buy the pint and brush 2-3 good coats on sand blasted manifold, looks good , holds up well. |
Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2016 at 8:44pm
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I have used high temperature black paint on a couple of manifolds and they have held up very well so far. If it were me, I would sandblast the whole thing to remove loose scale (and clean the inside out real well afterwards), paint the exhaust section in high temp black. Then mask off the black and paint the intake section orange. ------------- '49 G, '54 WD45, '55 CA, '56 WD45D, '57 WD45, '58 D14, '59 D14, '60 D14, '61 D15D, '66 D15II, '66 D21II, '67 D17IV, '67 D17IVD, '67 190XTD, '73 620, '76 185, '77 175, '84 8030, '85 6080 |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2016 at 6:55am
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Want original look paint it orange with the tractor when the paint burns off the exhaust manifold it will look just as did when it came to farm from dealer and was put to work in field. Putting anything else on manifold would not be how it was from new if u are wanting it to be 100% restored back to how it was . Just my 3 cents ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Posted By: Allis dave
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2016 at 7:36am
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I did like Dseries4 said. I used black header paint for the exhaust portion. It's mostly gone now. Here's what it looks like 6 years later. http://s1359.photobucket.com/user/dmckinney45/media/Head%20test%20fit_zpsvkl9i7lh.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  |