??Silver intake paint..what to use?

I have a 289 Cobra intake that I want to paint to look like freshly blasted aluminum without the maintenance. I was thinking a silver/gray basecoat with flattened clear. Anyone have a PPG paint code that looks like blasted aluminum. Any better ideas than base clear? Kinda figured that would be most durable.

 

Powdercoat, the color is called bead blast aluminum.

 

silver paint usually looks a crappy gray (sort of) when it dries. Use Aluminum paint or, as TMan said,powder coat it.

 

Harley-Davidson Clear holds up really well on intakes and valvecovers,ect.

 

high temp header paint works ok,

bead blast the manifold clean and put a couple coats on it

 

Krylon Dull aluminum paint, and Nylac clear, It'll last for years.

 

here's my rattle can rebuild Stude


washed with gasoline, rinsed with laquer thinner, shot with header paint

 

I have a buddy that uses Massey Ferguson Silver implement paint with good results. Of course finding a Massey dealer could be a trick. I can get the number if you need it.

 

duplicolor cast aluminum is real good and then high temp clear over it

 

Thanks for all the info. I am looking into the powder that Tman referenced. If I can get it, I have a guy that can spray and bake it. If not then Krylon and PPG clear.