swoope

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sorry i was wrong. identical..

name the rum, daily vs if you could buy the good stuff by the case.

how do you buy your diet coke?

btw, i figure this thread has been jacked enough..

it is intermission.

beers

MazdaManiac

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You know you are supposed to wet that stuff before you wrap it so that it stretches and lays smoothly, right?

Kane

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I thought about it; but I didn't want to trap moisture in the fiber.

I have wrapped a few cars & bikes before - and haven't had any problems to date - so we'll see.

Kane

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Rum by the quart - and coke by the case; like any red blooded American.

MazdaManiac

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Its not problems, it just doesn't work or look as good.
If you get it good and wet, it lays really tight and flat and each overlap looks like a little "step".
Its pretty and will stick to the compound curves with 1/2 as much wrap.
If you wrap it dry, you need to layer it more and it get bunchy and sags once it is hot.
Any moisture in the wrap is gone the first time it comes up to temperature and it helps to get rid of that smell more quickly.
If you use distilled water, it will go out on first start-up without pitting or rusting.

Kane

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Good points. I'll try it that way on the manifold.

As for looks; no one is going to ever see it; but the advantage of a tighter wrap has me interested.

How long should you dry the fiber out prior to paint to seal it in?

MazdaManiac

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Forever.
Or, you can do what I do and hit it with a MAP gas torch.

Kane

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Oven; here I come.


Someone distract my wife.

MazdaManiac

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Oooh, that's gonna stink!

Kane

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Meh, yeah she might kill me.

I'll grab a torch from work if I can find one.

mysql

ovens should be off limits. Too many toxic chemicals that will stay in there and then go into your food

Kane

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You guys are such killjoys....

Jedi54

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I vote Oven. Someone's gotta be the voice of reason around here.

Kane

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I am not sure what food Kimi cooks in there; as long as I can still get Mexican food; all should be ok right?

mysql

Some brain cancers can give you psychic powers and crap, right? So go for it!

Jedi54

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You know, not everyone is BORN with Jedi Powers...

MazdaManiac

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I've been kicking around the idea of getting an old oven from a yard somewhere to put outside just for things like this and powder-coating.

Jedi54

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do it!

mysql

if i had the space, i'd do it. you can buy a used oven for cheap.

paulmasoner

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oh boy... i must resist the redneck jokes temptation

not that i can say **** w/o being the pot.

MazdaManiac

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Its not like I'd park it in the front yard!

paulmasoner

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it always starts that way....

Kane

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Manifold is done;

Jeff's water idea worked pretty good; esp for the manifold with all of its twists and turns.

chickenwafer

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Yeah, wrapping the GReddy manifold isn't a whole lot of fun. Wetting the wrap really helps.

Kane

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Now for the car side of things;

2000F Shielding; Aluminum Tape and high temp silicone FTW!

These were as far away as I could get; sorry.