New headers...now what paint to use?

[Steel185]

Just picked up some Pacesetters uncoated, now i have to figure out what to spary on them. I will be sandblasting the shipping paint off this weekend, and wanted to immediatly put on some high temp paint. We used to use (10 years ago) the "ultra high temp ceramic based spray paint in most auto part stores (oreillys, autozone...) is there something better? I don't have acess to a stove big enough for long tubes or i would bake them. Ideas?

[BLOWNDFIZ]

Just picked up some Pacesetters uncoated, now i have to figure out what to spary on them. I will be sandblasting the shipping paint off this weekend, and wanted to immediatly put on some high temp paint. We used to use (10 years ago) the "ultra high temp ceramic based spray paint in most auto part stores (oreillys, autozone...) is there something better? I don't have acess to a stove big enough for long tubes or i would bake them. Ideas?

I'd recommend getting them ceramic coated. No paint regardless of what temps it says on the label will last on a set of headers. JMHO.

If it's not in the budget, try getting on Eastwood.com. They seem to have better products than your typical Dupli-Color options in the parts stores.

[Speed Inc.]

ceramic coat would be my only option

I have had some customer blast and do their manifolds with BBQ paint and it has held well both in auto and snowmobiles. The major thing is to make sure they are cleaned/prepper well and to heat them to remove any moisture in the metal.

[Steel185]

heating is the problem, do you think painting let it dry but not cure then install them and let the engine run to finish the curing? is this a method ppl use to put this stuff on? A friend gave me a can of POR-20 its suppose to be good, but i have no other way to heat it except the engine when i get it running.
http://www.por15.com/Data%20Sheets/high%20temp%20directions.pdf

here are the directions to the paint, it says alternative use a second coat after heat, does anyone have expereice using this stuff, if so when can i heat it and will uneven heat (engine use) be enough to cure it?

[Pony_Killer]

I bought some used headers awhile back and painted them twice and it was a waste of time..it will look good until the first time they heat up then they will bubble and flake off...I wish I would have bought ceramic coated headers the first time

[KissMyWhtSS]

I'd recommend getting them ceramic coated. No paint regardless of what temps it says on the label will last on a set of headers. JMHO.
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I've been toying around with the idea of picking up a set of used uncoated headers when I see good deals on them and dropping them off in Salina to be jet hot coated, so that's what I'd do

http://www.jet-hot.com/distlocator.html for a jet hot drop off location by you.

[Steel185]

i'm not sure of jethot's exact prices, but they quoted me around $250 before shipping for any set of headers, then factor the price of the headers and shipping and you have $600 in a set of headers and they are coated. Seems cheaper in the long run to buy them coated if you can afford it, I'm on a tight budget, so my original question, what type of paint should i use? Has anyone heard of POR-20 or POR-15?

[SROACH]

I bought my long tubes and y-pipe right from Jet Hot a few years ago. Still looking good. But I only drive my Z a few months out of the year. Another option is stainless but again they are expensive.:(

[lt1noob]

i cant wait until my jethots get here...i almost bought some painted pacsetters because it was a good deal but..just couldnt do it. coated or stainless is the only way to go. id say save up a little $$$ and get them coated.

[chevy42083]

I was waiting to hear what others had to say.
I've heard amazing things about all of por's products... but nothing about the header paint.

[1FASTSS]

If steel then jethot is the only way to go IMO. I have had nothing but problems with other companies and paint is crap. Looks good on a show car that gets puched around.

Next time I am going stainless all the way.

[andys94t/a]

I do powdercoating, and bought a set of used headers cheap, sandblasted them and powdercoated them inside and out with a high temp ceramic silver. Came out great, and have had them on for two weeks, not rusting or peeling or other signs of the powdercoating coming off. Mine were AS&M mid lengths. Definitely not as nice as jet hots, but a fraction of the cost. Now I do not have a special nozzle for doing the entire inside length, but again I have spent 2 hundred dollars on my setup, and can do most parts. So try finding someone down your way or pm me.

tia

andy schuck

[SROACH]

Love my Jet Hot headers! Had mine for 4 years and they still look great. But I only drive my Z during the summer so that helps.:cool:

[black_sunshine]

One of the guy's at work brought up a good idea after i was done painting mine. Said I should have put the caliper paint on them, might work and sounded like a nice idea to me. But I don't know if it will hold up..

[popo8]

I had my L/T Pacesetters coated at a company called VAN INDUSTRIES.

Ceramic based, chrome colored powder coat.... paid $260, and they are shinny as shit... two years later

[Tarheel'Z']

popo,,are those pics 2 years later? or when they were new?

[popo8]

They are from the 2nd time they went back into the car. after the PARISH motor broke. Dont get me wrong, I hit them with a scotch brite pad and some wax... brought the shine right back up.....