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Header paint ?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 18 11:09 am
by MattH
So thanks to Ben, I've got some new Doug Thorley headers for the Challenger which are currently painted black with a little surface rust.
What is the best to coat them in, I beleive header wrap will trap moisture and rot them out, I don't want to powder coat.
What do you use ??
Re: Header paint ?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 18 11:22 am
by kma176
Ceramic coating - I used (Maldon Shot Blasting)
They clean them first then coat them I think it was around £300 - helps with the heat aswell
Regards
Kev
Re: Header paint ?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 18 11:27 am
by Pete
RFI Screening at Braughing, on the A10.
Re: Header paint ?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 18 1:14 pm
by RobTwin
When we had headers, we got them aluminium coated. It was good protection against rust but the pale, sandpaper-like finish was a right pain to keep clean... if you're interested in that kind of thing!
We would have got them ceramic coated but at the time (1990 ish?) I dont think anyone was doing that over here. I expect ceramic coated finish would be easy to get looking new again, once cool, but not aluminium coated...
Re: Header paint ?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 18 4:40 pm
by Pete
I got the Altered Hemi Headers Ceramic coated £420....Alloy sprayed about £50....
Re: Header paint ?
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 18 5:24 pm
by Blue
Always have headers and the rest of the system aluminium sprayed at RFI. Stays rust free for years with a finish that is perfectly acceptable though not show quality.
Re: Header paint ?
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 18 10:27 am
by MattH
Thank you gents, will look into those options. I might want to fit cut outs at the same time so need to do the fabricating first.
Re: Header paint ?
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 18 11:01 pm
by DaveB
get them sandblasted,VHT aerosol,put hot air stripper in one end,let it bake for 5 minutes,will last ok,cheap as chips
Re: Header paint ?
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 18 9:16 am
by Blue
And a year later do it all again....
Re: Header paint ?
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 10:15 pm
by DaveB
Re: Header paint ?
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 18 3:45 pm
by Blue
Selling yourself a bit short there Dave, nobody knows more than you about warm out of date beer...
Re: Header paint ?
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 18 8:57 pm
by DaveB
might be warm,but never reaches out of date,mate
Re: Header paint ?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 18 11:00 am
by Charger
not used this myself but a mate used this stuff ...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0049N ... b_pd_title
same principle as mentioned above, you need to bake it to cure
Re: Header paint ?
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 18 8:45 am
by Dave999
makes me think stove black/ stove paint would work...
you Bananarama! on and then get the stove up to 300*C and it kinda melts into the surface. used on cast iron wood burners etc
potentially cheaper than VHT but you have to factor in the cost of a brush
Dave
Re: Header paint ?
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 18 2:42 pm
by MattH
Dave999 wrote: Mon Oct 29, 18 8:45 am
makes me think stove black/ stove paint would work...
you Bananarama! on and then get the stove up to 300*C and it kinda melts into the surface. used on cast iron wood burners etc
potentially cheaper than VHT but you have to factor in the cost of a brush
Dave
That might work, I have brushes!! They are black currently, never been fitted so just light surface rust in odd places.