Enamel /ceramic header

[RINGER]

Hi guys,
Painted mine with a good US brand hi temp paint, after sand blasting.
Lasted a few weeks & flaked off.
Anyone had ENAMEL or CERAMIC done?
Picture/s & was it worthwhile?
How much & how long did it take?
Anyone doing this near Brisbane or Gold Coast, please.
Thanks JG.

 

[N5GTi6]

Yep - had a set of custom pie cut / mandel bent headers ceramic coated at Hi Octane Performance Coatings - https://performancecoating.com.au/

I was a bit dubious about the shiny 'chrome' finish but after 12 months use on the car they still looked like new so I couldn't really fault it. They were pretty quick to process - about a week from memory. Never did do a before and after temp test though. I've got pics somewhere I'll try and track down.

Cheers

Justin

 

[RINGER]

Cost please?

 

[N5GTi6]

Could only find this pic at the moment. Right hand section is the ceramic coated section - left hand section is plain jane pipe.......Of course the best thing to do is to ping the company and talk through your requirements with them. You'll get a better idea of the price directly from them.

Cheers

Justin

 

[N5GTi6]

Found another pic after they'd been in use about 8 months.....Less of a chrome look and more of an anodised silver - but possibly a little dirty in this pic and still quite shiny.

Cheers

Justin

 

[Greenpeace]

Hi guys,
Painted mine with a good US brand hi temp paint, after sand blasting.
Lasted a few weeks & flaked off.
Anyone had ENAMEL or CERAMIC done?
Picture/s & was it worthwhile?
How much & how long did it take?
Anyone doing this near Brisbane or Gold Coast, please.
Thanks JG.

A mate of mine got his 32 Ford coupe's 454 headers and dual exhaust ceramic coated in Brisbane. Only two mufflers and not a whole lot of pipe (32 Ford's aren't that long) cost him $2K.
Looks pretty good and hasn't changed much in appearance (he had it done a couple of years ago)
I think to get a set extractors creamic coated costs about the same as what the extractors themselves cost to buy (new).

 

[RINGER]

OK I found an old time place in Archerfield:
Competition Coatings Qld.
Unit 1/14 Rodwell Street, ARCHERFIELD 4108 - 07 32779123 or 0417641123
Header for R16 crossflow <$200 silver, black is less. JG.

 

[Dave]

These are 3rd hand and are off a race car so my anecdotal evidence is that ceramic coating is pretty durable.

 

[Greenpeace]

OK I found an old time place in Archerfield:
Competition Coatings Qld.
Unit 1/14 Rodwell Street, ARCHERFIELD 4108 - 07 32779123 or 0417641123
Header for R16 crossflow <$200 silver, black is less. JG.

I would say that's a good price.
If you tick the option box for ceramic coating on a set of V8 Hurricane Headers it's $600 extra. . That's on a new set of pipes so no sandblasting etc is required either

 

[Matthew]

Very durable, i have it on the gti6 headers, supposedly cuts approx 20% heat nut still scaldingly hot. look the goods. Thats the mob i used, nice work.

 

[PeterT]

I had my turbo manifold, turbine housing and downpipe ceramic coated recently. $600 from CompCoat, Sth Granville. I think there was a choice of four colours from memory.

 

[schlitzaugen]

Hi guys,
Painted mine with a good US brand hi temp paint, after sand blasting.
Lasted a few weeks & flaked off.
Anyone had ENAMEL or CERAMIC done?
Picture/s & was it worthwhile?
How much & how long did it take?
Anyone doing this near Brisbane or Gold Coast, please.
Thanks JG.

I think I have used the same brand paint on mine and 10 years later in daily use it still looks great (matt grey). I had the manifold sandblasted before and I painted it straight away. It's not a ceramic coating but at least the manifold is not rusty. Cost the price of a rattle can. I think they say it is an enamel and it cures with the exhaust heat.

 

[Aln]

OK I found an old time place in Archerfield:
Competition Coatings Qld.
Unit 1/14 Rodwell Street, ARCHERFIELD 4108 - 07 32779123 or 0417641123
Header for R16 crossflow <$200 silver, black is less. JG.

I have had a number of pipes done by this company over many years. The shiny silver coating will go to a dull grey if overheated, usually on a dyno with a lack of airflow. This doesn't seem to damage the effectiveness of the coating only the appearance. There is a higher temp black coating available.
I found having the pipes coated on my BMW2002, meant that when I opened the bonnet after being on track, my face was not fried off as in the past, and the floor temp was bearable.

 

[RINGER]

In the flesh - on tomorrow ~ $195.
They stressed the importance of washing thoroughly, so no finger prints left on the surface, before running.

 

[schlitzaugen]

That looks very schmick! And for 195 bucks, I would say it's worth it if only for the looks.

 

[N5GTi6]

Wow - haven't seen a 4-into-1 for a while. I'm guessing space is tight. Should give nice top end ! Price seems about right.

Cheers

Justin

 

[RINGER]

Made by Brad Lovett [Carline] Burleigh Qld.
807-11 & 4 speed fitted to my 1949 Light 15 narrow daily driver. JG

 

[driven]

Going to all this trouble seems a waste of time unless you also get the tubing mandrel bent for a smooth finish