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I have non coated headers and I dont want the paint to melt or anything. Is there a high temp paint I can paint them with to make them stay one color? thanks
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Originally Posted by fergymoto
My buddy used POR-20 on his headers and the rest of his whole exhaust system. It looks nice and seems to be holding up really nice as well. I will use it when I build my true dual setup.
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I got some 1500 degree silicone coating from Summit, like $6 a can. I put two cans on my at-one-time-coated headers. Car has been run like 10 mins total and it's starting to come off. It hasn't been burned off, it's flaked up or something. I think painting headers is a losing battle.
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Originally Posted by dhdenney
I got some 1500 degree silicone coating from Summit, like $6 a can. I put two cans on my at-one-time-coated headers. Car has been run like 10 mins total and it's starting to come off. It hasn't been burned off, it's flaked up or something. I think painting headers is a losing battle.
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Originally Posted by fergymoto
I'm telling you get the POR-20. It is good stuff. If applied right it will hold up longer than ceramic coatings. Not sure how much longer, but I know my buddies is holding up better than my ceramic from Jet Hot. Could hold up for a long time.
Maybe clean up the Y pipe and spray some on.
I wonder if you can just spray it on over the hold original ceramic coating?
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Yeah but you get the ceramic coated ones and they become uncoated in about 2 years.
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Originally Posted by speed_demon24
You should tell that to my headers, they still look the same as when I put them on 3 years ago. ![Rolleyes](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/rolleyes.gif)
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Originally Posted by maybe2fast
having the cat installed may have to due with the paint coming off. exhaust exits the headers alot faster with a removed cat.
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a friend of mine used vht 1500 degree paint on his headers, and look the same as the night we put them in, which was a year ago. btw its in a fully built 364ci with a roots blower running 12 psi and a 200 shot. so it gets plenty hot