COATING HEADERS

I was just wondering whats the best way to keep headders looking good...I am putting Headman Headders on my Project 302 in my MustangII...Mr. Ed will probably answer this post first lol...Thanks Everyone!!!

YoSteve
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I went with the Hedman's that came with there HTC coating, so far after one season they look good as new.
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It deppends on how much you can spend..
I myself took just plain hookers headers. Used BBQ high temp paint, then used some spray header paint from Schucks with ceramic in it.. then luck for me I had accces to a Kiln to bake them in.. OH and I did have them sand blasted befor I painted them..
befor baking


after baking


They have changed back to a pail blue and have been on about 3yrs now and still look good.
Tim[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_spin.gif[/img]

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On 2005-11-07 06:37, pedal2themetal45 wrote:



Wow Tim! Those things must be pretty heavy! Using a cherry picker to paint them.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img][img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]


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Hey, I'm not up at 6 in the morning!

Later!
Mr. Ed

Oh and by the way. The last time I did headers, I painted them orange to match the car. But I didn't get to put them in for three years and by that time the paint peeled off as soon as they got hot. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]
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Wow Tim! Those things must be pretty heavy! Using a cherry picker to paint them.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img][img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]


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Yea like most ford stuff it weights a ton [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]
Its all in the prep.. Like I said I had them sandblasted first so the cheap paint from the factory was not a prob.

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1964 International 4door, short box W/466


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I picked up a set of Hooker headers for my truck on scam-bay for $36. Then sent them off to airborn coatings for a full inside/outside coating.

http://www.airborncoatings.com


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I got some hedman headers that were coated from them, and after about 4.5 years they still look pretty good. There is a very small amount of rust starting to show through on a few edges, and my motor had a big oil leak that has one header coated with lots of black oil residue.

Tim,


You'll need to reload those pictures somewhere as an ex-reader is being immature and changing the images you hosted on his site.

you can also email the pics to me and I will load them onto our server.
thanks

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HPC is the best coating IMHO, Jet hot burns too easy and turns the finish into a rough/dry finish at the first bends after the flanges where the heat is concentrated the most. HPC does not.
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