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Old Apr 9, 2019 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Avanti
Welcome to cast iron. If it bothers you there are products that will take care of it. I used to use one called "Calyx" on several of my vintage cars that had very visible iron manifolds. Just wiped it on and buffed a little bit with a pair of old rags. It lasted surprisingly long before redos. I don't know if the stuff even exists anymore, but if so...

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Calyx Manifold Dressing https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F401109196243
Very cool! I have never heard of this stuff before.

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Originally Posted by Avanti
Welcome to cast iron. If it bothers you there are products that will take care of it. I used to use one called "Calyx" on several of my vintage cars that had very visible iron manifolds. Just wiped it on and buffed a little bit with a pair of old rags. It lasted surprisingly long before redos. I don't know if the stuff even exists anymore, but if so...
All the best.
I've used Calyx for years on my C2s-C3s works great. Going to treat my GS manifolds when I get around to it. It gets your hands a little messy, but don't have to remove your manifolds to apply it.

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