Masochist

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So I just bought some used headers and they're a little messed up from use, no major damage but I could see them rusting out on me in a year if I do nothing from here.

Which brings me to the question, how much does a ceramic coating job generally run? Whats the benefit of that longevity wise vs VHT High Temp Paint (or equivalent if there is a better product) ? The VHT would cost me about 11-20 bucks depending on if I can get it local, but if ceramic coating is a reasonable price I would definitely want to go that way.

Thanks for any advice!

samson_420

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Ceramic coating will cost you about 120 Dollars per header. VHT is real good **** but will not last anywhere as long as ceramic coatings do.

sroach20

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jet-hot.

Black99CamaroSS

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Its not worth the cost of getting used headers coated. Just go with the cheap rattle can stuff until you can afford some stainless steel headers.

Masochist

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So then the VHT should supplement the headers enough to make them last a bit? Really all I want them for is for about a year, I want to use them to their absolute fullest until they break(hopefully same time as the engine), then I plan on going big cubes and I'm sure I'll need bigger headers at that point.

darom

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I used VHT on my 67 headers 5 years ago, they still look decent. Just follow the instructions on how to properly 'burn' the paint in.