How to clean rust off of BBK headers?

Brian992V · Apr 11, 2009

Have a set of the chrome headers that has rust. What could I use to clean them up?

Thanks

Turd Tops · Apr 11, 2009

Steel wool. Give them that brushed look.

QUICK91LX · Apr 11, 2009

he is right on the steel wool. then some polish.

1991notchbackLX · Apr 11, 2009

my longtubes rusted so i Thermo-Tec wrapped them and then painted them with their hi-heat coating, turned out awesome and actually helps you pick up some miniscule amount of power (negligible on a close-to-stock set-up but a surprising increase on race motors and high horsepower applications)

http://www.thermotec.com/dynamometer-tests.html

mob · Apr 11, 2009

Doesnt header wrap cause more rust?

skunk21 · Apr 11, 2009

headerwrap can rot out headers, it's not really used for daily driven cars. There are some threads about this on other sites. Like the others stated, get some steel wool and just work at it, you will be amazed at how much it removes. Follow it up with some qaulity high temp paint and you should be good to go.

5.0Droptop · Apr 11, 2009

sand blast them

Chuckman · Apr 11, 2009

wish i woulda seen this BEFORE i bolted my headers back on, they could use a good refinish

1991notchbackLX · Apr 11, 2009

mob said:
Doesnt header wrap cause more rust?

greensvt21 said:
headerwrap can rot out headers, it's not really used for daily driven cars. There are some threads about this on other sites. Like the others stated, get some steel wool and just work at it, you will be amazed at how much it removes. Follow it up with some qaulity high temp paint and you should be good to go.

i was neither aware of this, nor have i had any problems for going on a year and a half oh well, if they rot out they'll be replaced

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