Header Heat Cured Paint

[Bingster]

Somebody told me that there is a paint for headers that cures with the heat. A kind of ceramic paint? Anybody hear of this?

[Dennis Hemingway]

Dupli-Color, Krylon and VHT all have high heat paint. Go to Google and search.

Dennis

[cwcars88]

I have had good luck with (EastWood) Stainless Steel High Temp Coating.

It drys overnight and will cure in 20 min with engine running. I started with freshly sand blasted manifold.

Wayne

[jimainnj]

I use Por 15 Factory Manifold Gray (High Temp Coating) Withstands Temp 1400 After brushing it on it will dry to a flat non gloss finish It will cure when the manafold reaches 300. no brush strokes show after heat up. Try it you'll like it. Jim

[Arthur1947]

Stove Brite for me.

Best.

ARTHUR

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[Frank Elder]

Nice air cleaner's Arthur!

[martybose]

I tried Eastwood's header paint on my cast iron headers, but it only lasted a couple of years. So I sent the headers out to be ceramic coated, and they're still looking good 4 years later.

Marty

[wldavis3]

That is a very nice engine bay, Arthur.

[Don Coatney]

Pictured is the spray bomb I used on my exhaust manifold.

It still looks good after 4 years and 20,000 miles.

I sand blasted my manifold prior to painting.

[Bingster]

I WAS TOLD BY eASTWOOD THAT YOU DO HAVE TO SANDBLAST THE HEADERS FOR THESE TYPES OF PAINTS TO WORK PROPERLY. i CAN'T DO THAT, BUT i DID WIRE BRUSH ALL THE SURFACE STUFF OFF AND DEGREASED THEM.

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT SPRAY CAN HAS ONE OF THOSE WIDE FAN NOZZLES. I WISH MORE MANUFACTURERS WOULD USE THOSE AS THEY PROVIDE A MUCH BETTER FAN FOR A SMOOTH COATING.

[martybose]

I WAS TOLD BY eASTWOOD THAT YOU DO HAVE TO SANDBLAST THE HEADERS FOR THESE TYPES OF PAINTS TO WORK PROPERLY. i CAN'T DO THAT, BUT i DID WIRE BRUSH ALL THE SURFACE STUFF OFF AND DEGREASED THEM.

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT SPRAY CAN HAS ONE OF THOSE WIDE FAN NOZZLES. I WISH MORE MANUFACTURERS WOULD USE THOSE AS THEY PROVIDE A MUCH BETTER FAN FOR A SMOOTH COATING.

My cast iron headers were beadblasted, washed with thinner followed by soap and water, then heated up to dry, followed by painting with the Eastwood high temp exhaust paint. Still only lasted a couple of years before it began deteriorating.

YMMV.

Marty