[s-cars] DIY ceramic coating??

[Odyrestorations at aol.com]

As far as do-it-yourself coatings, most of the best ones require heat  curing 
at moderate temps, meaning you cannot just bolt them on and expect the  heat 
from running to cure them properly.  For simple applications that seem  to 
work fine without oven baking, I have had the best luck with Eastwood  Manifold 
paint.  _www.eastwoodco.com_ (http://www.eastwoodco.com)   I don't know if  
this is ceramic, but it holds up better than a lot of other over the counter  
manifold paints. 
 
Best bang for the buck, though, seems to be powder coat. There are new  1,000 
degree powders in limited colors. I have used a couple different ones with  
excellent luck - most recently on a supercharged, air-cooled V/12 1932 
Franklin.  They discolor slightly when full hot, but is holding up well and powder 
coating  is dirt cheap compared to Swain or Jet-Hot type coatings. 
 
Tom Rasmussen
Odyssey Restorations, Inc.
95 S6 MTM 1+

Anyone  know of a good ceramic paint that will hold up well on the exhaust 
manifold? I  have used Swain Tec in the past but they are expensive and I 
thought if I  could just do it myself that would be better. Thanks for any 
help/links to  coatings.

Elijah