Re: [Amc-list] Painting the block - do you paint the intake manifold on the 195.6 OHV?

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Give the paint a while to settle down.
Sometimes the metallics and take while  to loose their glare and calm down.

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
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I just don't want to be around when it happens! "

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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.
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