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Not sure - I was thinking that the heat shield does get pretty hot (a bit below 300F) and is close to the air intake, so that is what leads to the paint smell. I still have some smell even today, almost a week (and around 400 miles) later. But I am noticing paint coming off the bolts, so that may be cooking off, or flaking and falling onto the exhaust manifold via one of the holes in the shield maybe. The shield itself is still immaculate
I was thinking of a gloss, but this seems glossy enough. I'll give it the time frame of an OCI or so and see how it holds up. I have 2,500 miles to go on this OCI, so in 7,000 miles or so (about 4 months) we'll see!
I was thinking of a gloss, but this seems glossy enough. I'll give it the time frame of an OCI or so and see how it holds up. I have 2,500 miles to go on this OCI, so in 7,000 miles or so (about 4 months) we'll see!
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