AMC Eagle Den Forum
The Mighty 258 => Exhaust System. => Topic started by: 85AmCfreak on March 08, 2012, 12:01:27 PM
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What is the best stuff to use? I have access to a sandblaster and would like to get my Exhaust Manifold looking pretty but whatever I use it needs to hold up. I don't want to be coating this thing every 2 years.
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Two options, have it professionally coated, Ceramic Titanium would be my preference, or get a can of the stainless extreme temp paint from Eastwood, I did a set of manifolds in a Triumph TR7/V8 conversion like 15 years ago, and at least last summer when I last looked at them they still looked like shiney recently bead blasted metal
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I seen a guy on a trail that swore up and down that por15 workd on his 360 cj
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I don't think I'm going to try to follow in his tracks...
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http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=549359
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I actually used the VHT Flameproof paint they mentioned in the thread.
Looks good.
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Haven't had good longlasting luck with the VHT, however, POR15 makes an Exhaust coating that is INCREDIBLE! It requires the heat of your engine cure (or I guess you could bake it) so they say to make sure to install them on an engine that can start and run before treating them.. stuff lasts FOREVAHR!
Eastwood has come out with a similar product, though I have never used it. They generally do pretty good testing though. They have a similar cure protocol and also have an internal coating that I would like to try.
Good Luck!
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You might want to try high temp cast blast paint.I have used this with good results.Won't last forever but then again what does? And its priced right!
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Two options, have it professionally coated, Ceramic Titanium would be my preference, or get a can of the stainless extreme temp paint from Eastwood, I did a set of manifolds in a Triumph TR7/V8 conversion like 15 years ago, and at least last summer when I last looked at them they still looked like shiney recently bead blasted metal
Where can I send it to be treated?
Haven't had good longlasting luck with the VHT, however, POR15 makes an Exhaust coating that is INCREDIBLE! It requires the heat of your engine cure (or I guess you could bake it) so they say to make sure to install them on an engine that can start and run before treating them.. stuff lasts FOREVAHR!
Eastwood has come out with a similar product, though I have never used it. They generally do pretty good testing though. They have a similar cure protocol and also have an internal coating that I would like to try.
Good Luck!
If I use the POR15 stuff what temp do I Bake it at??
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I think I just looked up the coatings & platings places in the yellow pages when I had those exhaust coated.
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I think I just looked up the coatings & platings places in the yellow pages when I had those exhaust coated.
I don't know if they do that around here New york city is really strict on stuff like that...
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If your motors running, don't worry about baking... just let them dry and install it, your motor will bake it!
As far as a temp if your motor is not running, contact Tech support at POR15.
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I am a fan of ceramic coating, especially for performance. The ceramic cools off faster than some of these other coatings. I have no personal experience with this, but a fella I work with has used ceramic on his headers for drag racing and says it is better for cooling between runs.
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I think "Jet-Hot" is a header/exhaust coating place I once looked up about and got a free dvd.......i have seen some headers Jet-Hot coated at car shows, they are a dull glossy gray.Everything was positive about them and the result.