High temp paint on headers?
High temp paint on headers? I have search and the answers are all over the place. I was going to give the headers a nice sand job and spary them with some high temp paint. They are pacesetters with the armor coating with very little rust . I just wanted the fresh silver look on the top of the header tubes. I have vht 1500-2000 degree paint but I have read grill paint and Seymour also. Any thoughts?
I had "OK" life out of POR high temp "cast iron" gray on
iron manifolds, but headers do get a lot hotter it seems.
You might give POR high temp paints a look. I would not
expect anything to be maintenance free.
iron manifolds, but headers do get a lot hotter it seems.
You might give POR high temp paints a look. I would not
expect anything to be maintenance free.
I have also just read on people using black fireplace paint and getting a couple year out of it. I was going to go with silver since I like the look, but if black is easier that is the way I will go.
I have used the 7$ can of vht on headers and cast manifolds with great results. I spray em, then use a propane torch and heat them up. second coat them and torch them again. Works great for me. The key to any paint is prep. scuff them up good.
I sanded them yesterday and made sure everything was scuffed up. I used 90-240 grit then finished with a scuff pad. Then I used a paint prep while wearing gloves so no oil would get on the preped area. Hung them up and sprayed away, now I have to bake them.
