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I've got a mild steel exhaust header for my TR3 that I just welded an O2 sensor bung on, and I want to paint it with a high temperature coating that will last more then twenty minutes. I found this stuff online, and was wondering if anyone has used it, and what were the results. I'm not into ceramic coating or Jet whatever as I don't want to spend that kind of money. I'm nearing the end of this restoration, and money's starting to get tight. I just need something that will hang in there for awhile. What else is available out there??
 
I used a very similar product purchased at a local parts-a rama. It has held up very well for about 14 years on the exhaust but didn't last on the exhaust manifold. I had sandblasted and prepped before application, but rust began forming within a year.
I ended up giving it to a friend.
 
Art
This is what I used on my manifold 17 years and 80,000 miles ago. Seems to have stood up pretty well.
 
Wow, Opa! That looks really good! Held up very well!
 
VHT was the only act in town 35 years ago and is still a great product, probably much improved over the years. Good product and you proved it!
 
Opa said:
Art
This is what I used on my manifold 17 years and 80,000 miles ago. Seems to have stood up pretty well.
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That looks like it certainly has stood the test of time. I just looked up the price on the VHT, and it's very reasonable at about $9 a can. They have a curing process that can be done on or off the car. I'd like to do it off the car...I just need to see if the header fits inside my oven...of course when SHMBO is not home! :laugh:
 
You guys do realize that Dale reads all of these posts, don't you???
 
Mama just left to go to her friends for a few hours.

It fits!!! :banana: :banana:
 

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Art, my wife painted the manifold on the car as she hated the look of that "rusty looking thing" after I built the engine. I had used the same stuff on the intake while it was off the engine.
You can see in the pics that the hard to get at spots did'nt get much paint,but I ain't sayin nothin to her, if you know what I mean :nonono:
To cure the paint I run the engine for a few minuets and let it cool. Did that a couple times,then drove it like I stole it thinking it would burn off or something,did'nt happen,which she still reminds me of to this day :hammer:
 
Brosky said:
You guys do realize that Dale reads all of these posts, don't you???
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I do Paul, but he's always looking for little projects, so here's one for him.
 
I would cure it on the engine, but since this is a rebuild with a reground cam, I'm going to have to run it at about 2000 rpm for the first twenty minutes. That will result in a higher initial temp then the curing instructions call for. They want you to do it in stages. Therefore, I'll just do it in the oven.
 
martx-5 said:
Mama just left to go to her friends for a few hours.

It fits!!! :banana: :banana:
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better get about a gallon of Febreze,or some such oder neutrelizer, as I recall it leaves quite and odor when heated. I would'nt use her turkey baster for touch up either :nonono:
 
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