DIY High Temp. Header Treatments

[Gotta_gofast]

Well guys, 'til now I have always had my headers professionally coated for longevity and cosmetics. But, I find myself in a different situation in the upcoming weeks...

To start out, I own a '93 Ford Ranger 3.0L. I treated the engine to a new p&p '98 ranger intake manifold, BBK 56mm throttlebody and CAI. I was going to stop here, but a fellow TRS member, Live 2B Offroad, offered me a pretty sweet deal on some used headers for my truck. They do have some surface rust and have some oil stains but they look to be very solid. (and JBA doesn't use thin materials which helps) Now I'm not looking to spend much on these since I already have a 2nd ranger for that. But, I will sandblast them and clean them up real nice. My question is...

What products and or methods have you used to paint/coat your headers? I would like a reliable and affordable DIY project. I do have a larger BBQ that will heat upto 800*F if needed to cure them. Also, I have the tools to powdercoat if there is high temp powder paint. Thanks guys, I'm just lookin for a basic black or aluminum look. Nothin colorful (thats for ricers hehe). If you have pictures of your headers with the home brew paint/coating that would be awesome. Also, any input on the performance or satisfaction (or lack of) would be appreciated.

PS:If you have a 3rd gen 3.0L with JBA headers I'd like pictures of how they fit, too.

Thanks Guys!

 

[shadetree]

Check your area and see if there is a ceramic coater in the area. You can have them coated in different colors, plus the coating goes inside the header as well as the outside. I had a pair of V6 headers coated for $190. Turned out great.

For products of this type, check Eastwood and Company.

www.eastwoodco.com

shady

 

[Gotta_gofast]

I'll have to start asking around then. I do not recall any ceramic coaters in southern wisconsin but then again I really haven't had a need to. I'll pull up an internet search and look through the yellow pages.

 

[mongo]

powercoat them

 

[Gotta_gofast]

lol, I was looking at Eastwood's high temp powder actually. Thats one of the items I would like to powdercoat. I checked out the locals and the cheapest place I could find to ceramic coat two V6 headers and a Y pipe were $240! So, I'm just going to do this myself. Its a DD truck, not a show truck. The headers are thick tube stainless steel so I'm not too worried about durability like I would be with mild steel.

 

[turbo cat]

ive used VHTs high temp paint on turbo hotsides ive built and the paint is still there after many heat cycles 10$ a can