Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: perry113 on April 09, 2010, 20:29:46
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I am in the process of restoring my exhaust manifolds on project W111 1970 280SE.
I will sandblast and refinish using Bill Hirsch manifold paint.
My question is what color were they originally. My color choices are black, gray and silver.
Cheers.
PDP
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Peter,
I too am curious what the correct color is. As a more durable alternative, you might consider ceramic coating the manifolds. I have used exhaust paint in the past and it will eventually begin to degrade and rust through. Ceramic coating should last a lifetime.
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Hi Peter,
as far as the 280SL color is concerned the answer is right here and I assume it would apply to a 280SE:
http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=6139.0
I have used Dupli-ColorĀ® High Heat Paint with Ceramic for the intake and exhaust manifolds- baking it in 3x in a gas grill as recommended - and it holds up very well.