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Alan, their coatings are awesome,but the white isnt meant for looks. It mars really easily. Doesnt chip off, but surface changes easily with all that granularity. Asthetically, as said, it looks like lumpy bedliner. It is pure race car stuff. Its not a "paint" like JetHot, its a plasma spray.

Hey fellas, I've gone from polished heads, intake, to just polished intake and iron heads, and now the heads and intake will be orange, so I;m looking to make the engine bay as "interesting" as all the polished aluminum was, with lots of orange and a Qjet! White pipes will do it imho and still feel somewhat "correct".

Those Hookers hang so low, that I hope I dont mind the white peeking out from under the car. I never minded the Jethot silver.

Supposedly, the Swain coating actually works for reduced heat. Wonder if you could sand the finish to a smoother finish?
 
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Well, I shot them up last night. Date code 3/99 Hookers. I'm not super pleased with the finish though. Unsure i'll ever get it prefect unless I blast all the ceramic coating off, which I preferred not to do. Dang, and I am usually a great rattle can artist. primer, three topcoats and a clear coat. And I may have to do it ALL OVER AGAIN to get the desired result. Dang.

And then maybe have the same "streaks" that Jerry had. :( Anyway, still think they need a redo to make them acceptable.
 
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Only "shortcut" in prep was not blasting the jet hot off. They are 20 yrs old so have some surface imperfections.

I just ordered MORE paint from summit. Lets see if a 400 grit sand down and re-coat make them acceptable before the ovens.

PS I shudder to think what a PITA it will be to keep them white!
 
Did you ever get the headers painted again?
 
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Cool!

PS, Took the white pipes to the oven last week, but had left them in my car wrapped in a drop cloth atop a ribbed rubber mat overnight, and the ribs left an impression! OMG are these going to be a PITA! Sanded/recoated them and they're in the oven as I type. Finally. 3 recoats. Dang. VHT warned me that it may not stick to the JetHot coating. Will know after today's BAKE.

There is a reason they say " BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL!" White is a total PITA.

All this to save a few $$$ so I can buy a new AAW engine harness.
 
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OK, this thread ought not be in PERFORMANCE for one.... I went into general Tech looking for it... #2 it should be under the heading "ANXIETY" : sub-category.... beset by trying to save a nickle ....

DONT TRY THIS AT HOME KIDS!!!!!

topcoating VHT flameproof over ceramic coating and then baking as per instructions, that is. Great if you like the "broken Amish eggs" look. :( VHT warned me.

Hope JetHot still offers some sort of TC discount. The answer was right in front of my nose, ( upside down as in the pic! )

JetHot, here they come! Hookers made in 1999, bought direct from JetHot in 2000. This will be their 4th recoat. Good pipes!
 

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Nothing a $733 recoat in white from Jet Hot wont cure. :eek:.

Hey, I got 20 yrs out of these pipes. They have 20 more in them, so..... I'm BENDING OVER FOR JET HOT!

Jerry HAD to show us that pic. DAMMIT!~ Now I can't turn back. Shipping them to Oklahoma today. AAM harnesses will have to wait..... at least Mark's excellent work will be properly "framed" .
 
Nothing a $733 recoat in white from Jet Hot wont cure. :eek:.

Hey, I got 20 yrs out of these pipes. They have 20 more in them, so..... I'm BENDING OVER FOR JET HOT!

Jerry HAD to show us that pic. DAMMIT!~ Now I can't turn back. Shipping them to Oklahoma today. AAM harnesses will have to wait..... at least Mark's excellent work will be properly "framed" .
How did the white Jet-Hot hold up? I sent some old Appliance headers out in 2020 and the white didn’t hold up. Wondering if Jet-Hot is any better?

Thanks!

Chuck
 
Here's some old plasma Thorley headers I got for "free" recently. I painted them with Rustoleum silver and they turned out great.
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Chuck, the white is not as durable as the classic silver for sure, but a few years into it and they are still holding up. Ant dirt or grease on your fingers WILL show up on these pipes, so GLOVES are required to handle them. My Ford buddy joked about my " white glove headers". He wasn;t a-joking!

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I painted a pair of old big block Corvette headers with some Rustoleum flat white 1200* hi-temp. So far so good, fired them up for a few cycles. Installing them in the car would be the test.

 
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SWEET Chris! Dude, I can't keep my t-shirts white. that is my only caveat. Hard to keep them looking white. If you are a slob like me.

Yet , it looks so darn old skool, we can't help ourselves!
 
Chuck, the white is not as durable as the classic silver for sure, but a few years into it and they are still holding up. Ant dirt or grease on your fingers WILL show up on these pipes, so GLOVES are required to handle them. My Ford buddy joked about my " white glove headers". He wasn;t a-joking!

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They look great! How many miles have you driven with them?

The headers I had done white didn't last. The problem I have is with removing the old silver coating. Sandblasting removed the white but not the silver. I have heard Stove Paint works really well and was hoping to paint the headers with Stove Paint but need to remove the silver ceramic layer first....
 
Here's some old plasma Thorley headers I got for "free" recently. I painted them with Rustoleum silver and they turned out great.
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Those are really cool! The individual flanges look a lot like Black Jack headers with the three bolt collector flange. Appliance used the square flanges.

I think Jardine made headers with individual flanges too, I heard the guy who started the Appliance Header division worked for Jardine first...
 
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