hey people..i picked up a header off of an rd2 at a junkyard..the headers are nice and all but theyre pretty tarnished and have a few minor rust spots which is ok cause they were a blazing 20 bucks (front impact it was a total biatch getting it out..4 hours anyone?) ..anyway whats the best way to clean them up..i seen on a honda forum to sand then polish them but it seems like they'd rust easier later on..another way was to heat them with a torch and polish them....i have 0.0 experience when it comes to cleaning metal so what do you guys suggest?

btw- i wasnt sure where to put this..sorry if its in the wrong place

 

I'd like to know this too. My RSide 421's are rusted like hell.=/

But then again, I bought em that way. And they perform great!

No more CEL as of today either tehez.

 

You can either A. Get them powdercoated

OR

B get header rap

 

after you sand the header, either jet-hot or high temp paint it.

prolly makes most sense for 2kshark to jet hot it and tibatron to just paint it since 2k's is peformance and tibatron's is just a stocker, but its your money

 

yeah all i have is aem cai, headers, catback because ive only had the car a few of months..but uh is there any type of clear coat that i could use?..header wraps = negative..jethot was my first thought..anyway, i gotta get em on..i just wanted to freshen em up a little..ill only have them on for 3 months or so and i dont think im going to pay to have them coated

 

just throw them in. its not worth the time or money doing that to stock headers. you can polish them, but it will be a lot of work (esp. if you do it all by hand), and will just go back to being rusty very quickly.

 

theyre not stock..just some used obx's 4-2-1's ..stuff

 

I heard that metal under head wrap will rust more.

Better clean it and paint or powder coat.

BTW I also heard that in Coca-Cola, there is H3PO4 (Phosphore acid) that is included in rust cleaning stuff.

 

be careful, there's a recal on the vehical because of a manifold that cracks. You'd be better off buying headers or having stock ones replaced by the dealer.

 

^^^You should read all the replys before posting. He already mentioned they were used OBX style header.

Jet hot is nice, but a little expensive. Powder coating might be your best bet... but can it hold up to the temps of the exhaust?