Much appreciated guys. Yeah I always have difficulty with the wrinkle paint. I have to see if it can be bought in a way I can shoot it through a gun. The VHT rattle can shoots it really narrow so hard (for me) to get it even without striping or dripping.

Anyway, it's not perfect but hours of stripping and painting later I'm happy with it. Just waiting a day or two for it to fully cure before I put the rubber coupler to the firewall duct on.

No idea if the dei heat shield stuff works or not but figured it can't hurt.