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Old 12-01-2010, 04:41 PM
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I bought a set of used painted pacesetter headers off a guy about a year ago. My initial plan was to repaint them and wrap them in header wrap, but now I am not so sure. I was wondering if I should just spend the extra cash to get them ceramic coated? If I do get them coated should I wrap them also?
Old 12-02-2010, 04:06 PM
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Is this a dumb question??
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dont wrap them, they will rot very quick. If you have the money get them coated, if not repaint them with a high temp paint.The paint that comes on it will burn off in the first few minutes.LOL.
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i ceramic coated mine and it worked well just do not get them wet when there hot or u will will have a flat finish this was after i used high temp paint, the paint lasted me about a year and they were back to bare metal and started having surface rust, if i were u i would go with a jet hot coating, looks good shiny finish and not that expensive
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ya wrap is a no no. even tho your in FL the salt in the air will absorb in to the wrap even worse when the wrap get's wet, and you can kiss your headers goodbye. i sold my painted Pacesetters and got the ceramic coated one myself.
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Just wondering what about stainless headers that are wraped? Sorry about the small thread jack
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i do like the way a set of headers looks when the wrap is done good.
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