Header paint.

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Wed Jan 30, 13 6:31 pm

Just a quick one.
My new headers have arrived ( Hedman ).
Will giving them a coat of heat proof paint before I fit them be worth it ?
I understand that they come "blown over " in paint for storage.
So would this coat have to be removed prior to painting ?

Thanks. Gary

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed Jan 30, 13 7:14 pm

Don't bother. It will burn/rust off in no time.

If you didn't want them to look rusty you should have gone for the ceramic coated versions. That is the only way to keep them nice.

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Wed Jan 30, 13 7:20 pm

Just what I was wondering.
Cheers Dave

shovelheadrob · Post by **shovelheadrob** » Wed Jan 30, 13 7:31 pm

I used to get mine aluminium sprayed, they blast them first, then they are coated with a blow torch with a wire feed, lasts for years. I'll be getting the fenderwells on the Demon done just as soon as I get them back from being repaired. I use a local place, http://www.blasters.co.uk/

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Jan 30, 13 7:38 pm

There is also a place near Buntingford that does the ali spraying.
Also a place near Oundle - Rob: did you use that company???

Cheers.

shovelheadrob · Post by **shovelheadrob** » Wed Jan 30, 13 7:56 pm

No Pete, I use the one in the link, I used to do a lot of business with them back in the 90's when I was wrenching for a living. Went to see them just after I got the Demon & the guy who runs it still remembered me even though I hadn't seen him for 15 years at least. Don't know if that's good or bad

they are a big company but still cater for the small jobs.

Philth · Post by **Philth** » Wed Jan 30, 13 9:50 pm

Gary - break out the Gibbs.....

Sorry mate - couldn't resist!!

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Wed Jan 30, 13 9:54 pm

Philth wrote:Gary - break out the Gibbs.....

Sorry mate - couldn't resist!!

Blimey. Forgot about Gibbs !!!!!!
But I've run out cleaning household objects

Thanks for advise guys

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Jan 30, 13 10:54 pm

I had the Dart's Fenderwell Headers and the 'Cudas Headman headers Aluminium sprayed.

Good "half way house" solution compared to Ceramic coating, but much better than painting with VHT paint............

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Thu Jan 31, 13 7:15 am

what about heat wrap with the bandage stuff

is that any good

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Jan 31, 13 8:44 am

autofetish wrote:what about heat wrap with the bandage stuff

is that any good

Bananarama!. End of.

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Thu Jan 31, 13 8:49 am

Pete wrote:
autofetish wrote:what about heat wrap with the bandage stuff

is that any good
Bananarama!. End of.

Header wrap works in the fact it helps retain heat & assists exhaust gases, the down side is that it promotes corrosion of the headers

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Jan 31, 13 8:51 am

Header wrap completely destroyed my headers in just two thousand miles of driving.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Jan 31, 13 8:58 am

Dave wrote:Header wrap completely destroyed my headers in just two thousand miles of driving.

That's what I said

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Thu Jan 31, 13 3:45 pm

I have been researching all kinds of Header coatings for my system on the Cuda.

Zirtec were the best I could find for my needs, a key point for me was heat reduction & Zirtec offered up to a proven 30% heat reduction.