[Healeys] Jet-coating, wrap or do nothing to stainless headers?

[Keith Mott]

Thanks. I'll give it a try when I get the headers back from sandblasting.
I'm curious though, why did you heat-cure it with a propane torch?  I would
think the heat from the headers would be sufficient.

Keith

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Forgot to mention, this stuff needs to be heat-cured.  I use a propane
> torch with a spreader attachment.  When you heat it, you can see it going
> from wet and glossy to dry and 'matte' finished.
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> I CAN recommend this stuff:  *http://tinyurl.com/q2z9tod
> <http://tinyurl.com/q2z9tod>*
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> Can be sprayed on bare metal (no priming needed) and holds up better than
> paint.
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> Bob
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> This is a really interesting survey, but what about paint?  I have a set
> of mild steel headers that I plan to put on a bugeye I'm restoring.  I
> don't really want to leave them bare, and I was planning on painting them
> with high-temp paint.
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> On a slightly different note, my experience with heat and rough running in
> my BT7 is exactly the same as Bob's.  I have come to accept that it is
> 'normal' behavior for these cars although I've always wondered about
> wrapping the the exhaust manifold to decrease the heat load on the carbs.
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> Keith
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