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Anyone have any luck with any kind of HEADER Paint

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My Headers are looking ruff, I dont have the 200bux to get them coated. I tried using header paint long time ago, but it burnt off in a day. Has anyone had any luck with header paint.

IF so, can you walk me thru the process of how to make it last. I dont care if I have to redo it once a year, but I need to do something.

Thanks
 
Yea I seen same article. My problem is I dont have an oven and im using long tube headers, mine arent new, they are rusty too.
 
I have used high temp paint from KBS coatings that holds up well on headers and exhaust manifolds. But you have to prep the headers before coating. Sand blasting is the best to clean. But wire wheel or brush then hit them with a pressure washer will clean them up enough. Have to let them dry over night. Then you can drive and the heat will cure the paint.

Edit****** Found the linkhttp://www.kbs-coatings.com/high-temperature-paints.html
 
I've always had cheap headers and stripped the paint off of them right away and painted them with spray paint that is meant for the inside of a BBQ grill. I've never had it burn off.
 
I used some stuff from Eastwood that came in either a spray can or a quart can that you applied with a foam brush which is what I did. IIRC, it only cost about $25.00 or so. I used it on the factory manifolds on my 86 F-250, but they claimed you could use it on headers too. It was factory grey and it was super good looking after I applied it, but I couldn't really tell you how well it held up because I didn't drive the truck too much after I rebuilt the engine and I sold the truck a year later.

I just looked at one of my old Eastwood mags and they have stuff designed just for headers in either Satin Black or Silver and they come in aerosol and brush on.
 
That baking method looks nice and shiny but wont last.Nothing last on header even cirami.The best thing you can do is take a pic after you first install them so you can reminis about what they used to look like.
 
snuffy74 said:
I used some stuff from Eastwood that came in either a spray can or a quart can that you applied with a foam brush which is what I did. IIRC, it only cost about $25.00 or so. I used it on the factory manifolds on my 86 F-250, but they claimed you could use it on headers too. It was factory grey and it was super good looking after I applied it, but I couldn't really tell you how well it held up because I didn't drive the truck too much after I rebuilt the engine and I sold the truck a year later.

I just looked at one of my old Eastwood mags and they have stuff designed just for headers in either Satin Black or Silver and they come in aerosol and brush on.
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Sounds like cast blast.

We use krylon bbq paint here at work for the 50s corvette exhausts that were black from the factory.
 
38377k5 said:
I've always had cheap headers and stripped the paint off of them right away and painted them with spray paint that is meant for the inside of a BBQ grill. I've never had it burn off.
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I have spray bbq paint on my headers too and its held up great. I only used one can for 2 coats on my headers and one coat on the rest of the exhaust. Definitely worth the $5
 
Stove black paint like they use on potbelly stoves. It can withstand high temps better than the cheap so-called header paints.
 
i had good luck with the VHT silver high temp header paint. Three years and aside from a little wear at the collector they still looked real good when I removed them.

Rene
 
add 1 more for bbq grill paint.ive used krylon and it is good and cheap.last a couple of years,even in the rust belt of pa.
 
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