Intake manifold painting

rustycowll69 said

if you are going to remove manifold to paint it, then I would definitely bake the finish painted manifold in your oven. About 250 degrees for 30 min or so. After it cools, the paint will harden and be an even gloss.
Hint: don't let your wife know that you're doing this. No harm, no foul.

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Really??? That is incredibly bad advice and may kill you (before your wife does). Heating chemicals, carb cleaner and old fuel in your kitchen oven is just asking for disaster and will ensure it will no longer be suitable for cooking food.

To the O.P. ... if you're planning to keep the car and/or hoping to get a decent price on its sale, do it once and do it RIGHT. In six months or less the new paint job will look worse than your yellowing clear coat (red shows up a lot better and defects will be more noticeable) so your plan to effectively put a Band Aid on it will only be temporary. Just my two cents ...