How do I clean up my coated headers?
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Re: How do I clean up my coated headers? (Pacin'California)
I've been told that very,very fine steel wool is great for polishing hot coated headers. I've also heard other saying they used Mother's aluminum polish.
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Re: How do I clean up my coated headers? (Pacin'California)
Would they be the headers on your Honda built 327 small block with the aluminium body???
If so try a small amount of rubbing alcohol on a gauze pad.
David :jester
If so try a small amount of rubbing alcohol on a gauze pad.
David :jester
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Re: How do I clean up my coated headers? (ukvette72)
Would they be the headers on your Honda built 327 small block with the aluminium body???
If so try a small amount of rubbing alcohol on a gauze pad.
David :jester
If so try a small amount of rubbing alcohol on a gauze pad.
David :jester
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Re: How do I clean up my coated headers? (ukvette72)
This isn't probably very safe (!) but I've just cleaned my ceramic coated headers with a rag soaked in petrol (fuel, gas). It removed all the burnt on oil & fingerprints & even took off the baked on skin.
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Re: How do I clean up my coated headers? (e3pres)
Jet-Hot sent cleaning instructions with my newly coated headers and they say just soap and water will do the job. The hotter the water the better.
