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> What about the greenish-grey duck egg colour on the FI manifold and upper heat > exchangers? Is there a good match for this? Anyone got a paint code I can take > to my FLAPs to get a one-off ?! > The correct paint for the intake runners is the same as used on VW exhausts - it's called cold galvanising paint - a zinc rich matt finish - not a glossy sort of paint at all, or intended as a primer either. It's the most common mistake I've noticed on top quality professional (is that possible?) restorations. You need it for the small heat exchangers too. It covers very effectively. The zinc rich stuff Eastwoods supply is the product I've found - they do a spray can of it. Item No. 16006 Z at $9.99. They also do a quart can, but mine didn't seem as good as the spray - almost as if the tin was out of date; the fact the date stamp was smudged made me suspicious of our UK dealer at the time (not Eastwood's fault). http://www.eastwoodco.com It's very effective at reducing rusting, even on top of rust. Spray it into the inaccessible car cavities when patching up rust holes. I suppose some people like all the bits of their engine shiny, even matt grey parts. Oh, hello Matt - just seen it's you! When Eastwoods had a UK outlet near Bristol, they did a workshop session on using their products. I think it all has to come from the USA now - don't know Frost does something similar. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~