what paint to use on intake

[ILoveAudi]

Going to be doing a diy intake. What kind of paint should I use on the pvc?

 

[02NavyBlue]

Any high heat enamel should do. Like up to 500°F.

 

[ctracer]

yeah...go to autozone and they sell a bunch of VHT engine enamel paint.
you can use that on other things if you want too.

 

[Scottydoggs]

i used rustolium black gloss paint, its still on there.

 

[Bio248]

regular paint will work fine...

 

[ILoveAudi]

why the "..."? lol

 

[Bio248]

it's an intake. what does it get, 120* max? you don't need high temp paint.

 

[lsxftw]

i used reg gloss rustoleum on mine, looks fine

 

[02NavyBlue]

it's an intake. what does it get, 120* max? you don't need high temp paint.

Yeah you're probably right, but I'd still use engine enamel for the piece of mind and the fact that it's really not any more expensive.

If you have regular spray paint already just use that.

 

[ILoveAudi]

That was the plan. Already have paint to use!

 

[02NavyBlue]

Oh, and when spraying PVC piping you should sand it with a fine grit sandpaper first. It doesn't stick well to the smooth finish of pvc.

 

[nik12937]

I just used some low gloss black from Advance Auto, not high temp or anything, and about half a year later it's fine. Probably better off with a high temp since our engine bays heat soak so bad, but it's not necessary.

 

[02NavyBlue]

I wonder if having headers as well as being in a hot climate is enough to use it