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Header paint.
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 13 6:31 pm
by Mossy68
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
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 13 7:14 pm
by Dave-R
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.
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 13 7:20 pm
by Mossy68
Just what I was wondering.
Cheers Dave
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 13 7:31 pm
by shovelheadrob
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/
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 13 7:38 pm
by Pete
There is also a place near Buntingford that does the ali spraying.
Also a place near Oundle - Rob: did you use that company???
Cheers.
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 13 7:56 pm
by shovelheadrob
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.
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 13 9:50 pm
by Philth
Gary - break out the Gibbs.....
Sorry mate - couldn't resist!!
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 13 9:54 pm
by Mossy68
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
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 13 10:54 pm
by Pete
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............
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 13 7:15 am
by autofetish
what about heat wrap with the bandage stuff
is that any good
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 13 8:44 am
by Pete
autofetish wrote:what about heat wrap with the bandage stuff
is that any good
Bananarama!. End of.
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 13 8:49 am
by mopar_mark
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
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 13 8:51 am
by Dave-R
Header wrap completely destroyed my headers in just two thousand miles of driving.
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 13 8:58 am
by Pete
Dave wrote:Header wrap completely destroyed my headers in just two thousand miles of driving.
That's what I said
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 13 3:45 pm
by mopar_mark
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.