Here's a project I busted out in just 12 hours.

I came across a set of TGVs and intake manifold from an 06 STI on eBay, so I snagged 'em up. I got the intake manifold so I could port and polish it a bit to match up with my TGVs I did and just swap mine out so I didn't have any down time. After matching up the intake gaskets, it didn't look like it needed and porting at all, so I just ran a stone and flapper though each port and got a crazy idea to paint it...

Most of the pics while I was working on it are with my Treo's camera phone. They aren't too bad though (surprise)!

Before...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img141.jpg

Before polishing...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img142.jpg

B4...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img144.jpg

After a little polishing...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img148.jpg

All cleaned up and ready to hit the 'blaster...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img152.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img154.jpg

During...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img156.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img158.jpg

After blasting...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img159.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img161.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img164.jpg

All prep'd up and ready to hit the painting process...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img167.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img169.jpg

After 3 topside coats and 2 underside coats...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img175.jpg

Notice I painted a little over where I was supposted to (on purpose)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/img177.jpg

No pics for the next process, but I took a very light gasket remover and ran over all the places that weren't suppost to be painted so that I'd have a very definate line where there was paint and no paint. You'll see in the next few pics.


FIN~

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/PICT0052.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/PICT0053.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/PICT0055.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/PICT0061.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/PICT0057.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b390/Civicguy03/PICT0056.jpg


And the paint is KRYLON KRINKLE BLACK. They also make a red krinkle, similar to the stock STI manifold cover. I bought it at Kragens, but other auto stores have it. Kragens was the closest place to me and all of their stores had this paint in stock.

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff295/D_cline07/borat.jpg

Thanks!

oh my eyes hurt...

good work.

Does someone have a 13" old skool monitor? lol.

Thanks!

looks good :)

Does someone have a 13" old skool monitor? lol.

Thanks!

yah I only see green :joker:

clean man.