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while I have my headers off, it time for a new coat of paint. I also have had wrap on parts of 3 tubes. do I put the headers on and bake the new paint and then put the wrap on? or put the wrap on the pipe before installing them [way easier]. will the wrap keep the paint from baking correctly, stick to the paint and ruin both or ?
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Don't waste your money with junk paint. Get your headers ceramic coated.
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Ceramic coating really works and is worth doing. I don't see any power with ceramic, but it does remove heat from the engine compartment.
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IF you HAVE to paint your headers, the best thing that I have seen is krylon bar-b-q paint. Try to get them as clean as possible.
IF you can get the insides clean too, you can get this paint in a can. Plug the ends of the tubes and pour in some paint and rotate them around.
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As a long time header builder, I will tell you to plan on a limited life if you intend to wrap mild steel header tubes. I've seen them fall apart in as little as one year. Some of the header manufacturers even attach notes with new headers that their warranty is void if the tubes are wrapped.
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I had heard good reviews about the VHT Header Paint, so that's what I decided to use on the header for the nova. Make sure to clean them well and use their high temp primer before the paint. I didn't really even follow the proper "baking" procedure and the white paint seems to be holding up well after a few outings.
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This paint sprayed out amazing, and looks great, have not fire the engine yet to see how it holds up.
https://www.cerakote.com/shop/cerako...-glacier-black
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Hi,
I worked at KromerKraft Headers in Ohio during the late 1990's and early 2000's. The ceramic coating works really well and does not rust if properly coated inside & out. We had customers that would crash their headers on the track and the ceramic coating would still be there, minus what little was scraped off by the race track. Before I worked with Kromer, I painted a set of my headers with hi-temp paint from Eastwood that worked reasonably well,....but would not recommend using it in place of ceramic coating. Ron |
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