Header paint ?

Post by **MattH** » Fri Oct 12, 18 11:09 am

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 ??

kma176 · Post by **kma176** » Fri Oct 12, 18 11:22 am

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

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Oct 12, 18 11:27 am

RFI Screening at Braughing, on the A10.

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Fri Oct 12, 18 1:14 pm

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...

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Oct 12, 18 4:40 pm

I got the Altered Hemi Headers Ceramic coated £420....Alloy sprayed about £50....

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Oct 12, 18 5:24 pm

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.

Post by **MattH** » Tue Oct 16, 18 10:27 am

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.

DaveB · Post by **DaveB** » Wed Oct 17, 18 11:01 pm

get them sandblasted,VHT aerosol,put hot air stripper in one end,let it bake for 5 minutes,will last ok,cheap as chips

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Oct 18, 18 9:16 am

And a year later do it all again....

DaveB · Post by **DaveB** » Mon Oct 22, 18 10:15 pm

yeah what do I know

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Oct 23, 18 3:45 pm

Selling yourself a bit short there Dave, nobody knows more than you about warm out of date beer...

DaveB · Post by **DaveB** » Tue Oct 23, 18 8:57 pm

might be warm,but never reaches out of date,mate

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Thu Oct 25, 18 11:00 am

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

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » 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

Post by **MattH** » Thu Nov 08, 18 2:42 pm

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.

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