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boroEF · 04-22-2003, 12:45 PM

does anyone know a place or a method of heat treating and rust proofing a header? i can get some pretty kick ass custom exhaust manifold for a reasonable price...the problem is that it doesnt come with any sort of coating..not ceramic no nothing....so it'll die on my pretty fast. any ideas of how to prolong the life of it? if it cant be done i wont even bother investing in something like this...

RedruM · 04-22-2003, 01:10 PM

10 coats of BBQ paint

boroEF · 04-22-2003, 01:18 PM

will that seriously work?

RedruM · 04-22-2003, 01:21 PM

i dont know ...
i dont see why not.. if 2 coats can protect a BBQ why cant 10 coats protect a manifold

boroEF · 04-22-2003, 01:25 PM

lol um.....cos manifold has to sustain much higher temps than the bbq does...and also bbq's dont drive through rain and shit

RedruM · 04-22-2003, 01:33 PM

thats what the extra 8 coats are for

actually i think crappy tire has paint ment just for manifolds... i'm not sure but we can check it out 2morrow on our journey to the wreckers

TRDragoon · 04-22-2003, 01:41 PM

yea we'll drop by cantire for sure jus for amusement

the disc caliper paint they have can sustain 500F....but the manifold will heat up to 1200F or more. extra coat won't work either way... gotta get it done properly.....

the engine block paint can sustain up to 880F.....so we'll just drop by cantire anyways....

RedruM · 04-22-2003, 01:42 PM

there is a place by my dads work that powder coats rims... would that work

TRDragoon · 04-22-2003, 01:44 PM

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Originally posted by RedruM
there is a place by my dads work that powder coats rims... would that work

it will crack man....

RedruM · 04-22-2003, 01:46 PM

seen.....jus try to come up wit some ideas

***Phi*** · 04-22-2003, 02:14 PM

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Originally posted by boroEF
lol um.....cos manifold has to sustain much higher temps than the bbq does...and also bbq's dont drive through rain and shit

Yeah it does. It takes alot of abuse from just sitting outside after cooking up the neighbourhood dog

On the real though, I sprayed my muffler with BBQ paint and it's still going strong. You could also use high temp enamal that itchi suggested. I used this stuff on my brake rotors and it rusted after only one winter

uras · 04-22-2003, 03:21 PM

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Originally posted by RedruM
there is a place by my dads work that powder coats rims... would that work

BTW, what's the average price to powdercoat each rim???
around $100 or so?

do they sandblast it or refinish it before they powdercoat em?

planning to PC my supras later...

RedruM · 04-22-2003, 03:26 PM

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Originally posted by uras

BTW, what's the average price to powdercoat each rim???
around $100 or so?

do they sandblast it or refinish it before they powdercoat em?

planning to PC my supras later...

have no clue... never gone in but i'll check it out next time i'm in the area

boroEF · 04-22-2003, 08:21 PM

ok so heat enamel or block paint or something?
hmm manifold paint...if that exists and can be had from cantire then i guess i'll be getting a header

NOTSOFAST · 04-22-2003, 09:23 PM

Don't bother going to CrappyTire ! I used their hi-temp enamel paint on my manifold and now looks gold ( originally silver ) and soon enough I think it's gonna look brown again !!

Maybe that BBQ could work , when the gold turns brown I think I'll give it a try !