Header temperature

BlooDReigN

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• Aug 3, 2004

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I just bought a set of used long tube headers and I am thinking about painting them. We have some black paint where I work that is for painting fireplace stuff and is apparently good up to 1200 degrees. I'm wondering if this is good enough for a set of headers or should I get something better? If so, what should I get?

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shttygtstang

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well nomater what you use it will burn off

 

BlooDReigN

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So what do you suggest? Leave them as they are or what?

 

shttygtstang

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well paint um take a picture after that theres gunna b all burnt crap on your headers and it will b the last time they ever look nice.my ad vice get a wire wheel and polish them thell look good maybe not what you want but dont do that been there done that just dont

 

1Stang2Go

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• Aug 3, 2004

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have them coated.....only way to keep them nice.
Otherwise, Eastwood has header paint that works pretty well. I lasted the longest out of all the paints I've tried.

 

shttygtstang

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bs it will burn off evntaly

 

Ray III

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fixin Boomhower's John Deere in Troy, NY

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• Aug 3, 2004

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That's not true. If you aren't using a half-assed high heat paint, it WILL stay on until the metal is red hot, at that point nothing will stick to it.

DupliColor HIGH HEAT paint is available at NAPA and other autoparts stores