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Thread: Header looks ugly. What can I do?

  1. #21
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    yeah, those are the pads i used with the Mothers polish. work great on the older pipes.

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    Scotchbrite, AKA Russian Kotex.:D

    Nice "half polish" there , Jakkal. If you can find an electropolisher, they'd be perfect.

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    that looks awesome. did you use wd40 as well. how long did it take?

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    Is this another photo shop deal?Those pipes look gerat!! I will try that myself.Do they come from the factory with some kind of coating that makes the pipes ugly? Is this what happens when the coating is gone?

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    No, this is no photoshop. :)
    Beware, this are the headers right after the polishing job. Like I said before, after a while they get a little brownish tan (no more blue colors), but they keep shining!

    I didn't use wd40, after sanding I've used Sidol metal polish to finish the job.

    As far as I know there's from the factory no coating or whatever on the headers.




    This is how it looks after a while...


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    If you wrap them right they look great.

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    I got quoted $195 from Jet Hot for the ceramic coating. Good deal.

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    How about rustoleum high heat paint its gas and oil resistant and rated to handle up to 2000 degrees

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    I've used high temp paint on wrapped headers... Looks great for about a year or so, then starts to fade fast!

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    Well I just spent 20 minutes stroking my pipe. :D I used a scotch brite green pad and WD-40. Looks great for a couple dollars. Took about an hour to do all of it. Still need to put some polish on it yo finish it up. [img]null[/img]



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