Give the paint a while to settle down. Sometimes the metallics and take while to loose their glare and calm down. -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II " I realize that death is inevitable. I just don't want to be around when it happens! " -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Bruce Griffis" <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx> > Okay, block and head got 2 coats of primer and some nice engine paint. > I ordered Lancelot Turquiose, and am trying to decide if it's really > Lancelot Turquise, or the newer color (it has a lot of blue in it). > That's beside the point. Block, head, air cleaner and valve cover are > primed and painted. > > I was looking at the intake manifold. Most of it is bare aluminum. But > there is a tiny bit that has paint on it. Question is - does the > intake manifold get sanded clean, or does it get primed and painted? > > (now I know for sure the engine was rebuilt previously. All the > pistons are stamped 03 - so I'm guessing they're all .030 over.) > Hoping to sew it up tomorrow, so if you know - give a shout. I think a > bare aluminum look would be cool, but painted would be fine as well. > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list