beautiful

 

I don't know what paint is gonna hold up on headers, but here is when I painted the rest of my exhaust with high temp pain, still looks good. Did alot of prep work too though.

 

Don't be so sure.. If you just had them nickle plated, they will quickly turn and eventually rust. Nickle is mainly used as a base coat for chrome and other top coats - not a finishing coat. Yes it looks great now, but it will not always look that way - once heat, moisture, etc get to it. Just ask your plater friend.

<--- was in the plating business for nine years.

 

I wouldn't recommend paint on headers for long-term use. I'm a big believer in ceramic coating. Paint works very well on Y's and duals though.

 

well my bubble was just poped!

 

anyone used the silver exhaust coating from eastwood? I've heard good stuff about it lasting and looking good too.

 

Just have him chrome it. Hard part's already done.

 

that is what I was saying. Mine are not painted, they are jet-hot coated inside and out. My duals are painted.

 

Anything but the header primaries can be painted with about anything (BBQ grill paint) LOL, but those primaries get pretty hot.
As I said, my header flanges and collectors still look good.
(primaries look like, well, ****)
As for the nickel plating, enjoy it while you can.
Nickel is one of the metals in SS & chrome, but both of those are an alloy of other metals also, Ti, etc.
Damn sure look good though!
It still begs the question: IS there a paint that will withstand the heat of the primaries? I say no, but I hope there is (and affordable). NASA probably has something....

 

When I repainted mine I used VHT 2000 degree paint. The paint is peeling around the first bend of the header but nowhere else.

 

I have some paint at work that would work. I work on jets. Can't take that though. Plus the headers would probrably weigh 10 ponds more after painting them with this stuff.

 

dang, im gonna have to try that

 

yea so far so good, they turned blue but still nice.