Painting RB Headers
11-17-11, 09:03 AM
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Painting RB Headers
Is it advised to paint the RacingBeat header and presilencer in order to prevent rust? I have seen many pictures where they have rusted and looked pretty terrible. I would prefer not to paint them and leave them nice and shiney, but at the same time I don't want them to look like I just pulled them out of the junkyard after a while.
For those of you that have them, how do you like them (preformance wise), and how do they hold up to the seasons? I drive my 7 in the winter, so that could play a factor.
For those of you that have them, how do you like them (preformance wise), and how do they hold up to the seasons? I drive my 7 in the winter, so that could play a factor.
11-17-11, 12:08 PM
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you can paint, but the paint will start burning off about 30 seconds after you start the engine....
11-17-11, 04:56 PM
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Karack, I've heard header wrap decreases the life of the header, seems really out there.. how true is that? Also, what is a good ceramic coating to use?
11-17-11, 05:08 PM
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i've had my header since 1993, and it was used when i got it!
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11-17-11, 10:32 PM
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For ceramic coating on turbo rotary, I've used sporttuner.com and jet hot with years of service. Sport tuner is my first choice since he's a rotary supporter and has a higher temp coating. Both have a variety of coatings with varying temperature rating - go for the highest rated temp.
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