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02-16-2003, 03:31 PM
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Better late than never
 
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Location: Columbus, IN
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Header paint colors
I'm debating on what color to paint my headers. If you have done yours, what has worked best?
Thanks for the input.
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02-16-2003, 03:39 PM
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67-72 Addict!
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I used the aluminum color 1500° paint and it always gets flaky. Paint will never last on headers. Save the money and buy ceramic coated ones.
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Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads |
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02-16-2003, 03:46 PM
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Better late than never
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Mine are coated but they look ugly. Will the paint hold better since they are already coated?
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02-16-2003, 03:50 PM
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Used to have a truck
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I have never had a problem keeping VHT paint on my headers but I do the full prep route before painting. Sandblast with crushed glass media , wash thoroughly and bake for half an hour prior to painting. Let it cool then spray 3 medium cotes. Then bake at 350 for an hour, 450 for an hour , and turn it all the way up for an hour. Yes I have an oven in my garage ... and a sandblaster. VHT is the only paint that really works worth a damn IMHO.
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02-16-2003, 04:03 PM
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Fabricate till you "puke"
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I have sandblasted, then shot with brakeclean ...then let dry. I then use BBQ grill paint(any color you want so long as its black!). i dont drive my truck daily, or in the wet but have found the paint to hold up for a couple seasons before repainting. crazyL
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02-16-2003, 04:06 PM
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Better late than never
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Thanks Mike. Sure wish I had a setup like you do in your garage. That's gotta be nice.
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02-16-2003, 04:20 PM
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Used to have a truck
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Not that big of a deal. The oven I bought for $30 at a garage sale and I have it wired directly into the breaker box in the sub panel in my garage . Works great for restoration and painting projects. I have a small sandblasting cabinet at home and a much larger one I keep at work that I bought surplus from the boeing company at their surplus store. I keep it at work in the shop because its just too big to keep at home and we have 50 HP screw compressors there. I also have a big compressor at home which is real nice for sanding and paint work. In line sanders use a LOT of air..
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02-16-2003, 05:19 PM
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On my 409 I sandblasted the headers when they were brand new, then brushed on Eastwoods stainless steel manifold coating and baked in an oven. After 7,000 miles they still look like the day I did them. Even brake fluid dripping on one for about a month from a bad master cylinder didn't affect it.
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