Headers discolored already
07-11-2005, 04:26 PM
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Car: 86 T/A
Engine: HSR 355
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 2.77 posi
Headers discolored already
My heddman headers are brown after 100 miles! Would painting them with hi-temp paint work? I don't have time/money to have them jetcoated.
07-11-2005, 04:46 PM
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
Lasted a hundred miles, eh? Wow!
Yes, high temp paint will last longer if you properly prep them and cure the paint.
Yes, high temp paint will last longer if you properly prep them and cure the paint.
07-11-2005, 05:17 PM
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Car: 1981 Chevy Malibu, 1987 Formula 350
Engine: 229 V6, L98 TPI 350
Transmission: TH350, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt ???, 9 bolt 3.27 posi
lol
my hedman's (long tubes) lasted about 15 minutes before 90% of the paint was mostly gone, LOL
my hedman's (long tubes) lasted about 15 minutes before 90% of the paint was mostly gone, LOL
07-11-2005, 05:34 PM
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Car: 86 T/A
Engine: HSR 355
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 2.77 posi
Yeah, first startup and I thought I had a fire under my hood from the awful smoke and smell. What temp paint should I use?
07-11-2005, 07:13 PM
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Car: '83 Z28, '07 Charger SRT8
Engine: 454ci, 6.1 Hemi
Transmission: TH350, A5
Axle/Gears: 2.73 posi, 3.06 posi
I painted and prepped my Hedmans with real header paint... theres a few little spots where the paint has little cracks in it, but its holding up pretty well do far. I've got about 1000mi on it by now.
07-11-2005, 07:54 PM
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Engine: Boosted LSX
Spend out $80 bucks and you can do em in a Hi temp ceramic black that you dont have to bake like I do ceramic.
just get ALL the paint off em now. prep em good and spray em. They will cure when you fire the car up.
Its good to temps just like the sterling ceramic I do.
e-mail me if your interested in a bottle
just get ALL the paint off em now. prep em good and spray em. They will cure when you fire the car up.
Its good to temps just like the sterling ceramic I do.
e-mail me if your interested in a bottle
07-11-2005, 08:16 PM
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Car: '82 Z28
Engine: 350
Transmission: TH400 4,000 stall
Axle/Gears: Currie 9", 4.56 gears
The paint that comes on the headers when you get them is just for shipping. You need to take that crap off even before putting them in the car and spray them down with high temp paint or whatever high temp coating you prefer.
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