i bought some headerand i need to paint them, i was wondering what i should paint them with/ i was thinking, "Design Engineering High Temp Silicone" its good up too 1500 DEG. i heard depocolor if u use there 1200 DEg paint put in oven for 2 hours at 300 it make it better.

so i was wondering what i should do?

thx

 

IMO use what you think best, higher temp would probably be better, but you might consider any option to paint your headers temporary to one degree or another!

I read somewhere that the header companies consider their black painted headers as more or less "painted right up to the first startup"!

I have used bar-b-que paint with moderate short term success.... No experience with any better paint...

 

I did exactly what you wanted to do. BIG MISTAKE!!! The paint burned off. Spend the money on a new set your much better off.

 

Eastwood makes a high temp header paint that is pretty good stuff. I took a old rusty set of headers, had them sand blasted, then used this stuff. They came out very nice and lasted with a good finish for several years.

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...emType=PRODUCT

 

You could Jet Hot Coat them, it's not cheap but it would be the best option.

http://www.jet-hot.com/streetrods.html

Deebo

 

I like that option, I imagine that sandblasting would go a long way toward making the paint a lot more durable by improving it's adhesion by a large degree...

 

Yes, freshly sandblasted, (use gloves to handle to keep the oils of your skin off the bare steel), then use a cleaner like Eastwood's PRE....then paint.

 

allright sounds good.. i just had buddie of my sand blast them. now where can i go and guy this eastwood paint? that insnt on the internet.?

 

If you are going black, Barbecuer paint DOES work great, It's what I have used many times. And in most cases, it's a lot cheaper than VHT, etc.

 

http://www.eastwoodco.com/