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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 07:30 PM
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What grit sand paper should I use? 200?
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 07:41 PM
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i got ceramic coated headers and well i had a badass oil leak ruined hte pass side so im gonna sand both and the y pipe later this year and was leaning towards the grey VHT coating any good stuf about VHT??
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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anyone tried vht??

I used the VHT header paint in my hooker long tubes. Worked great. I was amazed at how well this stuff holds up. I think the trick is to make sure you cure it properly. What I did was hang the headers from a tree out in the yard, and put about 7-8 real thin coats on. Then I got a small heated them up with a small torch.

A friend of mine tryed 3 different header paints on his car before trying the VHT brand, and that was the only thing that he could get to work.
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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+1 on the POR stuff, I've used it before...works great.....get it
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by foggedz
I used the VHT header paint in my hooker long tubes. Worked great. I was amazed at how well this stuff holds up. I think the trick is to make sure you cure it properly. What I did was hang the headers from a tree out in the yard, and put about 7-8 real thin coats on. Then I got a small heated them up with a small torch.

A friend of mine tryed 3 different header paints on his car before trying the VHT brand, and that was the only thing that he could get to work.
how long did u wait to torch it I got a 1500 degree heat gun i could hit it with... also do i have to get it blasted i got sandblasting
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 11:10 PM
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Dont really have an exact time, but I think the more you attemp to cure the paint before they go on the car the better the results.
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