To paint my headers or not to that is the question...

[bswor 76]

Howdy, I have a question for all of you guys that have painted your headers with a high temp paint. Does it work? Does it last, and if so how long? Or should i shell out $400 for some ceramic coated, I would rather paint them since money doesnt grow on the trees in my neck of the woods. Also are there better paints out there that hold up compared to those that dont. Where to get them if so? That ends this episode of 101 questions, stay tuned for next weeks thriller.....

[DragPack69 0]

To paint your headers they must be hot for the paint to cure correctly, I did the ones for my 428 a while back and I ran the car to operating temp then used a piece of cardboard to "shield" what I didn`t want painted.

They came out nice.

You could always contact jet hot, they also do excellent work.

 

John

[bnickel 10,004]

i always use the VHT 1500* cast iron manifold coating, make sure you have the headers sandblasted first to remove all traces of old paint and rust. if you go with the VHT make sure you get the cast iron manifold coating, it holds up much better than the 1000* manifold paint, i did mine over 2 years ago now and they still look good. i originally started using it when i still had stock manifolds and the first time i did them it lasted for about 5 years of daily driving on my 70 cougar

[bswor 76]

Ok great thanks for the info, where do I get the VHT 1500 coating? I seen some header paint in eastwoods catalog but it stands up to only 1200 degrees. I assume the VHT can withstand 1500?

[bnickel 10,004]

i usually get it locally, but you should be able to get it from jegs or Summit as well

[Runragged 10]

When you used the VHT, did you have to get the headers hot first before painting them?

[Jayru 17]

I prepped and cleaned mine real well and followed all the instructions to a tee with the VHT 1500 paint. Even followed the curing instructions (start the motor, let it get warm, shut down to cool, start it again, etc.)

 

It's already starting to flake off after about 500 miles. I've never had luck with rattle can high temp paint...

[maxum96 32]

I prepped and cleaned mine real well and followed all the instructions to a tee with the VHT 1500 paint. Even followed the curing instructions (start the motor, let it get warm, shut down to cool, start it again, etc.)

 

It's already starting to flake off after about 500 miles. I've never had luck with rattle can high temp paint...

 

 

I've had the same luck as you painting headers. I had the set on my car coated with ceramic coating by a local powder coating shop. So far so good.

[69cobraman 10]

http://www.jet-hot.com/ This is the way I would go. My 2cts.:shifty:

[buening 63]

I've heard very good things about the Tech Line header coatings. I've used POR15 manifold paint on my exhaust manifolds (paint after they are sandblasted) and they last 10k+ miles but they may not make it on higher temp headers.

 

Here is a link to the Tech Line coating:

 

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Black-Satin-Coating,25581.html