does anyone use techline on headers/turbo headers

[66larkgs]

wanted to know if anyone used techline ceramic coating on thier headers or hot pipes?
wanted to know what the durability was like. i do powdercoat but i only have a standard oven in my garage so it doesnt go to 700f like you are supposed to cure it at. I can cure them at 450 and then cure them the rest on the car when i break in the engine.

[Gregersen46]

Powder coat can't take the heat from the header

[66larkgs]

Powder coat can't take the heat from the header

techline isnt powdercoat. it is ceramic. i do powdercoating but my powdercoating oven only goes to 450-500.. ceramic needs to be cured at 700..

[hessdawg]

I used the black techline that speedway sells
It looked good for a while not its flaking

[66larkgs]

is it worth it to go with jet hot?? i have a local company who does industrial ceramic coating only in blk, i wouldnt mind blk because i would figure it doesnt turn any other color. I would like the silver from jet hot but i plan to drive this car and dont want to spend $500 to have it look like crap in a year or two.. any tips from anyone. onyone have good luck with one company more than another. this is for my turbo setup for my Buick Nailhead

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hessdawg
How did you prep it? Ceramic coating places bead blast them first & then bake them around 600-700* to get any contaminants removed. The Satin black coating they say they don't have to bake after done. The Ceramic Chrome has to be baked & then polished within 24hrs. The polishing is not only for looks but it seals the coating. My guy said they can actually start to rust as early as 24-48hrs after coated without polishing.

66lark
also any place I have asked & or had them coat headers for me they all say the Satin black is a Superior coating over the "Bling Bling" shiny silver coating. It wont dis color even if its gone past the temp rating like the silver does. If it went past the rated temp it would still effect the coatings properties though just wont look bad.


Also the Black is always rated 200-300* higher temp rating. I like it for those reasons & I'm not into that "Bling" look. Its more of a nostalgic old school look.