RE: [Chevelle-list] Eastwood Header Paint

[Larry Butler]

Herb,

 

I think I am going to use VHT the next time around. But you're telling me that the texture of the header itself counts a whole bunch. The metal wasn't perfectly smooth as I had to strip off the factory Hedman paint (which was peeling right out of the box) with a wire brush wheel. But what you say makes sense.

 

I'll just wack this one up to experience...

 

Larry

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Herb Lumpp
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 3:22 PM
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Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Eastwood Header Paint

Hi Larry,

 

I used to have a 72 Corvette with a small block and I bought a set of headers for it, but before I painted them I had them sandblasted.  I used the flame proof paint from VHT and believe it or not, the paint didn't burn off.  If you remove your headers to repaint, then I recommend you get them sandblasted first.

Herb Lumpp
http://users.adelphia.net/~hlump/

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Larry Butler
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 12:01 AM
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Subject: [Chevelle-list] Eastwood Header Paint

I finally get the Flowmaster American Thunder kit welded up and installed today. It really sounds sweet. I also had installed a set of Hedman headers, you know, the cheap kind that you have to paint. I didn't want to put a lot of money in the headers because I have a small block and plan on swapping it out in a year or so with a big block. Anyway, I had stripped those headers down to metal even though I bought them new. I used isopropyl alcohol to clean the bare metal. I painted them with Eastwood Header paint. They had dried for about a week and then I put a second coat on. I put the headers on about a week later and were on the car for a few weeks before today. My son and I took the Elky out for a drive to break in the new pipes. When we got back and popped the hood we noticed that the paint was peeling with lots of bare metal showing. What'd I do wrong? I'm ready to go back out, pull 'em and fix what I did wrong.

Larry

72 El Camino