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Painting Headers Takes Forever

Old May 24, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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yes, but coat it with at least 3 layers, and then follow instructions EXACTLY.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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EEP... hopefully this 1200 stuff holds up.

otherwise next week I'll be at the auto shop bead blasting my header to get this paint off instead of at a car show in north carolina.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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it should hold up with N/A, just make sure you follow everything to the T. my EGT temps. get to a MAX of 1300 deg F, so yours should be alot less, resulting in a cooler manifold temp.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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dood... i'm running nitrous.

Ok... well, we'll see how it holds up and I might just be at the bead blaster.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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dood, its probably still not as hott as turbo.. nana.gif so no worries.. plus its not exposed to those high n2o temps all the time.. if your worried, take the paint off, and get the VHT stuff.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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^^ yep.. I'm just glad the shop charges $3/hour... Like I said, We'll see how it holds up.

Well, the paint's dry. I'm off to install my manifolds nana.gif

BTW.. can the stock manifold gasket be reused?
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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why didnt you go with jet hot ceramic ??? it would have only been like 100 bux to coat the headers
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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ive reused my gasket from when i had my headers from obx like over 3 years ago, and installed and taken my manifold off numerous times with no leaks.

100$ to coat headers is just a big waste of money, i spent 8$ to coat mine with a ceramic paint, and its holding up PERFECT under the extreme temperatures, and i only had to be without my manifold for 4-5 hours instead of a couple weeks.

then i still had the 92$ i saved from not jet hot coating em.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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QUOTE (loneshark @ May 24 2007, 09:53 PM)
why didnt you go with jet hot ceramic ??? it would have only been like 100 bux to coat the headers


Because it takes 3 days and I don't own my exhaust manifold anymore.

k, really, i'm going now.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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tru that !
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