dusted
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Mother natures rust coating works best for me! Never needs a touch up.
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I've done VHT with no primer it works, but I always sandblast.
I've got one set of headers that are individual tubes so I put them in the oven for 45 minutes @ 450° talk about nice.
Oh well...lol...this thread has been unanimous! We all agreed, wow! LOL VHT VHT VHT.... they pulled off what most brands cannot, a FABO one-voice applause!
Use a gas or charcoal grill, just hang them over the heat.I don't have an oven that big, so I'll cure them on the car. I'll just have to make sure the engine has enough timing in it so as not to over heat the headers. I went ahead and decided to use a 7 year old quart (still unopened) of VHT flat black. There was about an inch of solids in the bottom but I stirred for about 20 minutes or so and got it all back mixed together. It actually went on good for coat number one. We'll see how it turns out. Worst case is, they'll be coming back off and done again. It's all I have and I cannot afford another can so.........
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This is the best stuff I have used so far. Sand Blast your manifolds and then 2 coats of this product. No special base coats needed at all. Stays on, does not rust sitting over the winters.
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Even works good on rusty tail pipes if you clean them up first.
thank you. how many cans did folks end up using?
Those look awesome! I can turn any 15 minute job into 5 hours and really don't want to take the manifolds off (but they look atrocious in an otherwise nice survivor 273), Can I just tape stuff up and get an adequate coat on without removing?That Rustoleum "High Heat" 2000 degree paint is one of the best. Stays on, Proven results over years on the mopar exhaust manifolds.
Best to sand blast or media blast things first, no need to prime with high temp primer either. Lots of products are 1000 degress, Rustoleum Claims 2000 degree. It just works, does not flake off.
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Spray on and let the solvents evaporate, dries quick. Install them on the car, fire up the engine and bake it on.
Done Deal . . .
Yeah well, best prep I am doin with my lazy *** is steel wool and no primer. So we'll see I guess.
I paint my headers outdoors on hot summer days (hoping for low humidity) and let the sun bake/cure it on that way with always having good results. Hang the headers from a wire hanger exposed to as much sun as possible. Primer, paint and clear - done in a day. It takes most of the day with multiple light coats.how did that work out?
Not bad. Kind of hard to regulate the temp. VHT says to heat to 250 then 450 then 600how did that work out?
how did that work out?
I just did mine with some air cure ceramic paint Cerakote C-7700. I’ll let you know how it goes.
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