70convt396
Dec 17th, 04, 12:00 PM
Can you clean / coat a set of headers after years of use? I see these pictures of nice looking headers and I gotta do something with mine! :rolleyes:
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71chevelleconvtble Dec 17th, 04, 12:27 PM Yes, I had my 15 year old rusted headers sandblasted and ceramic coated. Still look great after two years. 70convt396 Dec 17th, 04, 12:36 PM 71 looks nice smile.gif smile.gif Are there diff types of coatings/ what did yours cost? 4GOTTEN1 Dec 17th, 04, 1:10 PM I have a set of ceramic coated(hooker comp) headers and mine are starting to peel and rust after one year of use. I was told when they get to this point it is good to ceramic coat them cause the pores in the metal have cured and will not rust or peel again after they are redone. jet hot will do them for $125.00 70convt396 Dec 17th, 04, 1:13 PM Thanks for the info- just went on line and saw it runs $275 for the pair to de-rust and ceramic coat! Sound about right? 71chevelleconvtble Dec 17th, 04, 1:38 PM 70convt396, thanks for the compliment. My Brother In Law has a powder coat shop so mine got done VERY cheap. He says he charges about $200 for everyone else depending on how much prep work needs to be done. 70convt396 Dec 17th, 04, 1:42 PM 71- can you give me his number? i'll give em a call. How rusted were your headers before you coated them, i assume just that suface stuff.How can you get a picture of your car like you have? do you have to be a member? Finally Dec 17th, 04, 1:45 PM Originally posted by 70convt396: Thanks for the info- just went on line and saw it runs $275 for the pair to de-rust and ceramic coat! Sound about right? $270, $280 with shipping, for a brand new set of dynomax ceramic coated from Summit. 70convt396 Dec 17th, 04, 1:50 PM Finally- are you kiddin me $ 270 for a new coated set? I have hookers now, are the dynomax similar perf/quality? Do you have any pics of your motor? I have a 396 also and am looking for ideas! :D 71chevelleconvtble Dec 17th, 04, 1:59 PM You might be better off with new headers. I would of bought new if I couldn't have got them done as cheap as I did. You don't need to be a member to post a picture. You need to have the picture hosted on the web somewhere. If you become a member though, you will get your own showroom like I use to share pictures. Being a member has many benefits and this is just one of them. 4GOTTEN1 Dec 17th, 04, 2:00 PM Sorry about that. I was going to buy dynomax but the guy who hung my exhaust told me to buy the hooker headers cause they make sure the pipes are the same length which means the back pressure will be the same for each cylinder which is always good. 70convt396 Dec 17th, 04, 2:02 PM alright this is Mr. comp dummy what do you mean hosted on the web, and what other benes for being a member? ZZ69chevelle Dec 17th, 04, 2:09 PM FWIW, I put Dynomax ceramicoated headers on my Chevelle, and used Eastwods header paint on my Camaro's headers, and the Eastwood coating lasted just as long in my case. The coating on my Dynomax started to flake after one year, and peel in two. The Header paint held up well for two years before flaking, but that's with a lot more daily driver miles and it's only a few bucks to recoat. Just thought I'd add my $0.02. 71chevelleconvtble Dec 17th, 04, 2:09 PM Read all about membership here (http://www.chevelles.com/membership/membership.html) Posting pics here (http://www.chevelles.com/cgi-bin/forum/ultimatebb.cgi/topic/25/1141.html?) 70convt396 Dec 17th, 04, 2:16 PM Thanks z and to you as well 71! MERRY CHRISTMAS!! :D tongue.gif :D 70convt396 Dec 17th, 04, 2:41 PM 71 thanks for the site info links - looks like i am on the way to membership! | ||