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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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| | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 46 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 46 | I have my cast iron header being blasted. Can someone recommend a coating that I could do myself? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 10 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 10 | I used Eastwoods high temp cast iron coating. Really happy with the results after spraying 2 coats and let it cure for 24 hours you have to heat it up either by running the vehicle or in an oven. I put mine on the barbeque for 30 minutes it turned out great
It's fun to drive and to work on. How much better can it get
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | I,like bowties4me used the POR paint, I haven't driven it in anger yet so I don't know how it'll hold up,but I'm pleased with the results. I run the engine for a few minutes every few days just to keep everything lubed up and have had no problems yet. I had the headers blasted before I painted them and it provided a really good key for the paint.
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | It is nice to hear from people who have run a coating for a few years and for a few thousand miles. The people I know who have had long-term luck with an exhaust manifold coatings have had the manifold(s) coated with a baked ceramic coating ( like Jet Hot $$$ ). I am now testing a low-tech coating called Calyx Manifold Dressing, and it is holding up fine - BUT, it has only been on for a little more than one year. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 | I like Calyx because it's cheap and only takes a few minutes to do and a little bit goes a long way. I brush a little on about once a year. Looks great! I'm still using the original little container I bought 5 years ago. | | |
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