Heat the manifold up internally with a hair dryer to tighten the wrinkles up a lot.
I had a hair dryer running for 45 mins through the throttle body hole & had the manifold stood off the ground on some dowels to let the hot air flow all the way through the manifold.

End result:

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Any have a good diy on the removal of the manifold? When i do this i plan to buy the pheolonic spacers and instal them at the same time. Saw some on ebay that looked ok.

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Has anyone bought the VHT wrinkle red lately? Ive read on the net that the formula has changed and it is now too orange to match the original manifolds. I was thinking it may be an american thing so I was hoping someone local could help out.

DIY: Intake manifold repaint + others - Toronto Subaru Club

I bought some from auto one in Wanneroo a few weeks back. I'm happy with the color. Not sure if it may have been old stock etc.

I too did mine a few backs and mine is near enough the same as the factory colour...

Got it from auto one for $17 bucks a tin used 1 and a half tins of it, although I did my intercooler pipes also

To stop the paint from coming off again you need to etch prime the manifold first,