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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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i was wanting to no would it be a good idea to paint my headers befor i install them. they are not seramic coated that is why i would like to paint them. also what if i used that heat wrap stuff is that going to hurt my power gains or any thing.

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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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Do NOT use heat-wrap on a DD, it will trap moisture and make the headers rust-out. The Duplicolor or other "ceramic" paint (Jet-Hot has a particularly good product) wont hurt--use several coats (4 to 6) for best effect...
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by cliffyk
Do NOT use heat-wrap on a DD, it will trap moisture and make the headers rust-out. The Duplicolor or other "ceramic" paint (Jet-Hot has a particularly good product) wont hurt--use several coats (4 to 6) for best effect...
hahaha i know someone that did heat wrap LTs and it murdered em.

it rly sucks.
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