Header paint?
Feb 10, 2005 | 11:45 AM
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Header paint?
Who makes the best hi-temp header paint?
I need silver to touch up some of my coated-TPIS headers.
Taking them off the car this year to have them sent back to jet hot (they do one recoat for free) is not an option.
The coating on the bottom of the collectors got chipped off and rusty.
Ive used VHT spray on mufflers -only to see it chip off which is surprising since mufflers are such a low temperature application.
Feb 10, 2005 | 02:39 PM
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I used that 1200* stuff you can get at the parts houses.
It BURNED OFF the first time the engine started, at IDLE speed.
Hope someone else out there knows the answer to this one.
Feb 10, 2005 | 02:43 PM
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I have never seen any of the do it yourself header coatings last. High temp paint (even the 1200 degree stuff) burns off instantly.
Feb 10, 2005 | 05:36 PM
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Feb 10, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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Paint on headers is like frosting on a cake. It don't last long.
RACE ON!!!
Feb 10, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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From: New Hampshire There's nothing like a 'Vette
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1MoorTym
When I put the Vortec heads on our '86 Suburban I used the Factory Manifold Grey POR 15 on the exhaust manifolds. That was a year and a half ago and they still look great.
Feb 10, 2005 | 11:27 PM
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '05
Check out Summit racing they've got this 2000 degree thermo tec spray coating
part # is: THE-12002
I'm going to try it on my exhaust where we welded between the collectors and my borla system.