The original M/T style had a black "wrinkle finish" on them, if that helps. I have a set at home that I was going to use for my Falcon (289-302). I bought them at a swap meet in the unfinished aluminum, and painted them with Acrylic enamel. They looked just as good as the wrinkle finish in my opinion.,,,,98

Go ahead with a new thread, I think you'll be surprised by the interest in them.

 

Yeah, I know the black "wrinkle" finish by the look of it, but have no idea idea what it actuallly was, paint or some kind of powder coat or something.

I'm hoping there is sufficient demand, we need more guys out there making good stuff for the 4.6/5.4, it's been toooo long in coming.

I went & made a thread of my own

 

The wrinkle finish is a paint that wrinkles up after applied. It's set off by heat so if you want it a very wrinkled finish heat the item to be sprayed before spraying it.

It also comes in colors & high temp versions too. I've used the VHT brand successfully on calipers, tranny cases, cylinders, etc. etc. It's a nice durable finish that looks professionally done. The only dislike I have is that the wrinkles tend to hold dust & dirt especially when used on calipers.

For the M/T look you can tape off the raised machine ground areas. Or paint the whole thing and then use a razor to remove the paint from the fins followed by the use of a sanding block to polish up the final product.

Good luck.

 

Thanks Le Pew, just what I was lookin for.

 

Hmmm, I've never tried using heat on anything I've used the wrinkle finish on. I'll have to try that next time. I'm about a mile from Hunters Street Rod supply here in Nashville. I may have to pick some up and try it.,,,,,98

 

The Carbon Fiber ones look awesome, I would take a set, LOL