hey jet-hot, wtf?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Closter New Jersey
hey jet-hot, wtf?
I left my vette in my family's garage over the winter while I was at school, I come back at the end of this semester and my jethot sterling ceramic coated sidepipes are covered in surface rust by the collectors and near where the pipe connects to the headers, I am not very please, ill see if I can get some pics
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From: Huntersville NC
I have a lot of rust on mine too. (not sidepipes, hooker headers) I bought them from Jet Hot Direct. They looked gorgeous when new. They look crappy now. I also am not at all pleased. I did call them and they offered to recoat them for me even tho I am a little past the warranty period. I couldn't ask them to do more, but I am just unhappy that the product performed so poorly and it is such a PIA to take them off that if I did take them off I would more likely just go back to the stock manifolds.... so I am leaving them on and trying to clean off some of the rust. 
Some people seem to have good luck - the headers stay new-looking for years, while others get rust. I DONT KNOW WHY!!!
(hmmmmm.... maybe it's the New Jersey air)_
Some people seem to have good luck - the headers stay new-looking for years, while others get rust. I DONT KNOW WHY!!!
(hmmmmm.... maybe it's the New Jersey air)_
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by PRNDL
I have a lot of rust on mine too. (not sidepipes, hooker headers) I bought them from Jet Hot Direct. They looked gorgeous when new. They look crappy now. I also am not at all pleased. I did call them and they offered to recoat them for me even tho I am a little past the warranty period. I couldn't ask them to do more, but I am just unhappy that the product performed so poorly and it is such a PIA to take them off that if I did take them off I would more likely just go back to the stock manifolds.... so I am leaving them on and trying to clean off some of the rust.
Some people seem to have good luck - the headers stay new-looking for years, while others get rust. I DONT KNOW WHY!!!
(hmmmmm.... maybe it's the New Jersey air)_
Some people seem to have good luck - the headers stay new-looking for years, while others get rust. I DONT KNOW WHY!!!
(hmmmmm.... maybe it's the New Jersey air)_
especially in edison and newark
that sucks though as much as they cost
Burning Brakes
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From: Scottsboro Alabama
You can add my name to the list that thinks "Jet Hot Coating sucks". I already have had mine recoated once and they still rust. The only way I can contain the rust is polish them very often and that ain't fun. 
Excessive polishing probably wears away the finish and they will end up looking like hell anyway. I don't recommend jethot to anyone. If I had it to do over I'd go with stainless. Jethot offers some other finishes besides sterling but they probably ain't worth a sh*t either.
Excessive polishing probably wears away the finish and they will end up looking like hell anyway. I don't recommend jethot to anyone. If I had it to do over I'd go with stainless. Jethot offers some other finishes besides sterling but they probably ain't worth a sh*t either.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by onaqwst
mine are getting a little browny also...wtf..... i might just paint them with high heat header paint.......
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You might want to do some checking first or sample a small area. I know that you cannot paint over a ceramic coating. Not sure what Jet-hot is but it must be similar.
It'd be a shame to send your side pipes back EVERY year to have them "recoated." What a PIA that would be.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Scottsboro Alabama
Originally Posted by 84rzv500r
I got the Hi temp Black coating. It's a little like 120 grit sandpaper but it is Tough.
Remember stainless will turn gold at the header tubes if you run it hard.
Remember stainless will turn gold at the header tubes if you run it hard.
I might could live with the gold color as long as it isn't rust.
I thought about calling jethot (again)
and see if they will recoat them with that hi temp black at no charge of course, but I doubt it.
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My metallic ceramic thermal barrier coated "Stainless Steel" side exhaust setup peeled and blistered within ONE year.
I got pissy, took the whole setup to the local propane tank and boat metal coating shop and had them sandblasted with silicone at a cost of 300 bucks.
Then I bought 15 cans of the highest heat paint that I could get my hands on and painted them black. I used all 15 cans. Two years later and they are still nice and black.....pretty dusty right now, but soon will be nice and black again
I got pissy, took the whole setup to the local propane tank and boat metal coating shop and had them sandblasted with silicone at a cost of 300 bucks.
Then I bought 15 cans of the highest heat paint that I could get my hands on and painted them black. I used all 15 cans. Two years later and they are still nice and black.....pretty dusty right now, but soon will be nice and black again
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St. Jude Donor '05
The stainless pipes turn gold/brown. You have to polish the pipes but at least there's no coating that the polish could damage... if you want to polish the primary pipes you'll have to take the headers off which is a pita.... overall I'm glad I got the stainless hookers 
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From: Minnesota
Originally Posted by RedBad1979
The stainless pipes turn gold/brown. You have to polish the pipes but at least there's no coating that the polish could damage... if you want to polish the primary pipes you'll have to take the headers off which is a pita.... overall I'm glad I got the stainless hookers
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From: Kinzers. PA
I didnt think jet hot had so many unhappy people. I plan on buying my at the end of the summer hopefully or near the end of the year. But 1.3k isnt cheap..... Ceramic pipes with stainless tubes maybe...... also what about those header wraps do they help at all..
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by frostbitten09
I didnt think jet hot had so many unhappy people. I plan on buying my at the end of the summer hopefully or near the end of the year. But 1.3k isnt cheap..... Ceramic pipes with stainless tubes maybe...... also what about those header wraps do they help at all..
Hmmmm
part of why I went with JH was because the chrome one always rust, and I didnt like black, sounds like all types will have some discoloration, but i am wondering if there is anyone not having problems? Maybe Ill use the header wrap myself
wondering.,....
tim
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by Greenwood79
over 2 years on my ride...NO RUST..NO problems.....
Quick question GWood , where do you loive and how do you store your car?