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    Header paint?

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    Used VHT ceramic paint can get at pep-boys and some other auto part stores.

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    Did it hold up well?

    I'd be surprised if a paint would last. The exhaust temp of the buell is very high. I tried a high heat header paint on a truck header once and it burnt off the first time I heated up the engine.

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    I just got mine ceramic coated. I believe they call it cerakote. Supposed to be good up to 1800 degrees

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    No offense to anyone but I used the vht ceramic on my cherry bomb muffler on my dodge ram......it has not held up well at all. I would look into jet hot coatings if I were u..swing by ur local powder coater some of those guys do high temp header stuff.

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    Cerakote is the way to go. I believe it's what dean uses on his pipes and custom headers when specified, as well.

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    Mine has held up just fine, like everything else it's all in the prep. Photo0124.jpg Been on there for 4 years now.
    Last edited by rchuff; 10-26-2015 at 09:57 AM.

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    10-4 good to know.

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    I agree, all in the prep, and a decent paint.

    BUT!!! The stock header looks so good raw stainless, I wish mine wasn't painted when I got it...

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    Quote Originally Posted by rchuff View Post
    Mine has held up just fine, like everything else it's all in the prep. Photo0124.jpg Been on there for 4 years now.

    roger that ricky on the prep. would have never thought hi-temp paint would work on an XB header. looks good!



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