[Jesse66Original]

Mike,
I have sand blasted several over the years and used POR-15 Clear on them immediately, if you are interested you can go to my showroom and the pictures of my 396 and that is how it will look. It comes out a bit darker than how a new intake looks out of the box. The POR-15 will live I am here to tell you. Drove my on a 18 hour round trip and the heat cross over ports never even tried to peel or turn yellow. Amazing stuff for sure, a bit expensive but worth it the money, what ever you do, do NOT use rattle can clear. If you need any more info let me know. You can wipe it down with 50/50 409 and it will look great for years, the one in the pictures was done in 2003.
I hope this helps.

Jesse

 

[Jesse66Original]

Ron,
Thanks for the kind words, the clear job on this intake was done in November 2006. Now this is a show car and not a daily driver OK. However I do stand by this product on sand blasted intakes. You can apply it three ways, (1) Spray, (2) Brush, or Foam Brush. I used a Foam Brush from my local Ace Hardware Store. The clear is very forgiving and works out smooth, two coats. I did the one of my 350 crate that I sold back in 2002 and the engine is in a 36 Chevy since that time, and has made several trips to Tenn from South Carolina and it still looks great also.
Take care.