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#64475 08/18/2006 1:17 AM | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 351 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2004 Posts: 351 | Not sure if best posted here or in Paint and Body.
What, if there is such a paint, is a bullet proof high temp paint for my Fenton Exhaust Headers?
And what preparation is needed?
I just don't want to go to the expense of the ceramic coating; ($150 here in Southern Calif).
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#64476 08/18/2006 2:00 AM | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 920 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 920 | Chevy Duty has a high temp manifold paint. It's supposed to look like stainless and they call it that. It's more like cast iron silver once applied. It brushes on easily. Check out this pic. The intake is the paint. The headers are ceramic coated with "chromex". http://community.webshots.com/photo/360111285/1360112035071636143AcMuuA | | |
#64477 08/18/2006 4:45 AM | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 351 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2004 Posts: 351 | bigmacdaddy,
Looks good, but the intake isn't the test.
Rust will prevail, quickly, if the paint is porous.
Since you have the exact setup that I'm doing, why would you paint the aluminum intake?
On another not, I noticed a set screw plug in the front header. Where did you get that? And how did it fit? How many turns did you get?
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#64478 08/18/2006 4:36 PM | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 920 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 920 | That intake is the original cast iron, not aluminum. The paint is supposed to work on the headers as well. I also used it to paint the waterpump, thermo housing, coolant lines to the intake, the transmission case and the master cylinder. So far it has held up well in all areas. The plugs for my headers came from napa. I don't remember how many turns, but it doesn't leak and went in easy. I will be installing an aluminum Edelbrock 2 x 1 on my 261. I still haven't decided if I will coat it or not. | | |
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