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TXgearhead67 · 05-25-2021, 10:57 PM

I bought a set of Hooker ceramic coated headers about two years ago. They have just been bolted up never ran and we’re appearing to rust under the coating. I found a product called Cerama Glow to try . It works great! I applied it like the directions said and it took almost all of the rust off them. Pictures don’t do it justice. If you have ceramic headers that need some love I highly recommend this polish. Just FYI
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weq92f · 05-25-2021, 11:15 PM

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Thank you Sir. I do have and just fudgy f**ked one bank with a dumb-@ss mistake so I may be trying this soon.

-klb

firedemon · 05-26-2021, 08:39 PM

i dont run headers but i thought the point of ceramic coating at least in part was for rust proofing them

**MikeB** · 06-02-2021, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by firedemon

I don't run headers but i thought the point of ceramic coating at least in part was for rust proofing them

Yeah, you'd think. However, I have seen at least a couple sets where "rust pimples" started peeking through after just a year or so. That's especially true if the vehicle isn't garage kept.

I had one set that I finally sandblasted and painted with VHT high-temp black paint. It held up almost as long as the ceramic coating! And when rust started peaking through, the black paint somewhat camouflaged the rust!

weq92f · 06-02-2021, 12:14 PM

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I'm shocked what happened to my coated headers ( hedman ). The engine was hot when I went to work on the brakes so I put down an old jacket under the master cylinder to prevent fluid hitting shiny stuff. The inner liner of the jacket landed on the #1 header tube and quickly melted onto it. This stuff was probably your standard nylon/cotton type weave and it melted to a black glob of $hit all over the tube. I immediately tried wiping it off but nope.

A few days later after brake work done and several hot cold cycles I open the hood and see the black gob completely gone and in its place a white powdery residue that just wiped right off!

So my dumb-@ss mistake turned out well...

-klb

TXgearhead67 · 05-26-2021, 09:49 PM

After polishing on them I don’t think it really was rust. Most of it came off and there was no pitting or staining left behind. I’m not sure what the discoloration was. Maybe they were mildewing from me taking to long to build this truck. lol 🤷
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05-25-2021, 11:15 PM	#2
weq92f Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 3,013	Re: Polished my ceramic coated headers . Thank you Sir. I do have and just fudgy f*ked one bank with a dumb-@ss mistake so I may be trying this soon. -klb __________________ 67 C10 fleet fuel injected '70 402, 700r4, 3.73 posi 07 335 sport turbo 6sp 94 Trans Am GT LT1 6sp posi -- sold after 22yrs 99 540 sport V8 6sp -- sold 73 240z L24 4sp -- given to friend 68 C10 step 350/350 3.73 open -- sold Last edited by weq92f; 05-25-2021 at 11:20 PM.*

05-26-2021, 08:39 PM	#3
firedemon Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: @ Posts: 890	Re: Polished my ceramic coated headers i dont run headers but i thought the point of ceramic coating at least in part was for rust proofing them

06-02-2021, 12:14 PM	#5
weq92f Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 3,013	Re: Polished my ceramic coated headers . I'm shocked what happened to my coated headers ( hedman ). The engine was hot when I went to work on the brakes so I put down an old jacket under the master cylinder to prevent fluid hitting shiny stuff. The inner liner of the jacket landed on the #1 header tube and quickly melted onto it. This stuff was probably your standard nylon/cotton type weave and it melted to a black glob of $hit all over the tube. I immediately tried wiping it off but nope. A few days later after brake work done and several hot cold cycles I open the hood and see the black gob completely gone and in its place a white powdery residue that just wiped right off! So my dumb-@ss mistake turned out well... -klb __________________ 67 C10 fleet fuel injected '70 402, 700r4, 3.73 posi 07 335 sport turbo 6sp 94 Trans Am GT LT1 6sp posi -- sold after 22yrs 99 540 sport V8 6sp -- sold 73 240z L24 4sp -- given to friend 68 C10 step 350/350 3.73 open -- sold

05-26-2021, 09:49 PM	#6
TXgearhead67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Carthage Texas Posts: 175	Re: Polished my ceramic coated headers After polishing on them I don’t think it really was rust. Most of it came off and there was no pitting or staining left behind. I’m not sure what the discoloration was. Maybe they were mildewing from me taking to long to build this truck. lol 🤷 Posted via Mobile Device

05-25-2021, 10:57 PM	#1
TXgearhead67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Carthage Texas Posts: 175	Polished my ceramic coated headers I bought a set of Hooker ceramic coated headers about two years ago. They have just been bolted up never ran and we’re appearing to rust under the coating. I found a product called Cerama Glow to try . It works great! I applied it like the directions said and it took almost all of the rust off them. Pictures don’t do it justice. If you have ceramic headers that need some love I highly recommend this polish. Just FYI Posted via Mobile Device Attached Images



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