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brans72
08-08-2010, 02:29 PM
I was wondering if anyone had a budget way to restore a set of headers I would like to reuse? I thought about blasting but then what? I would like to clean them up some how and paint them or maybe something like por high temp or manifold paint. So anyone got tips for me? Thanks Brandon

critter
08-08-2010, 02:58 PM
http://www.arkansaspontiacs.org/techstories/Electro.html

But you'll need a big tub.

slowcamaro
08-08-2010, 03:05 PM
Over on nastyz28, I read a recent post about folks sandblasting headers and coating them with antisieze. Then letting the exhaust heat bake them on in a few cycles.


Found link:

http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=191098

No first hand experience. Report back if you give it a try.

brans72
08-08-2010, 03:06 PM
yeah I know haha thanks man

brans72
08-08-2010, 03:11 PM
Slow awesome article I might actually try it! Wondering how long it last and bake cycle. Thanks for info guys you rock!

NOT A TA
08-08-2010, 03:31 PM
I just cleaned up a set of rusty old headers for my Malibu project. I'm copying and pasting the post about it from the build thread below.

Since I'm on a "no budget" sort of build up here, I made a deal to clean up a set of BBC headers for someone in exchange for a set of SBC headers that should fit the malibu. Both sets of headers were rusty from neglect but with some elbow grease I think they look pretty good and will work out fine for my application.

Here's "my" headers with one wire wheeled to get the major stuff off. After this pic I took them to the shop and sand blasted them to clean them up some more and get into the nooks and crannies the wire wheel couldn't get. I did one at a time so I could get pics of the full effect some cleaning and paint can have with a before and after pic at the end.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/06/0053-1.jpg

Next up was some Eastwood stainless steel high heat paint. Choice of paint was due to it being the only high heat paint I had hanging around and the lack of a budget. Oh ya, I cleaned the insides as well with wire brushes.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/06/0141-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/06/015-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2010/06/049-1.jpg

hifi875
08-08-2010, 05:12 PM
x2 on the eastwood stuff it works very well and holds up. i used it on a set of headers and came out very nice.