Ceramic Coated Headers - Clean Up

rsatz28 · #1 03-17-2005, 05:35 PM

I'm taking off the existing Flowmaster exhaust system and am putting the American Thunder series back on the car. I want/need to refurbish the headers. Can I polish the headers? If so, with? Thanks.

**Salvatore** · #2 03-17-2005, 05:36 PM

Are they rusty or pitted?

rsatz28 · #3 03-17-2005, 06:01 PM

A little pitted on the bottom of collectors, and slightly oil stained (on bottom of collector) from an oil leak.

Alan X77 Hugger · #4 03-17-2005, 06:18 PM

Rob,
You can use Mothers Mag & Chrome polish, but depending on how good you want them to look, you may have to have them re-coated. I had a set of Hooker Super Comp headers and after two years and not many miles they just looked like you are describing. The coating from Hooker is not the best, so I had them blasted down and re-coated inside and out. Not sure what level you want to take it.

rsatz28 · #5 03-17-2005, 06:27 PM

Alan, I'm really want to get the oil stains off the bottom of the pipes/collectors. I know that the pitting can not be taken care of with out blasting/recoating.

By the way Alan, where do you live on the dark side?

Alan X77 Hugger · #6 03-17-2005, 06:42 PM

Terrace Hill subdivision. It's on the South side of Algonquin Road across from Boulder Ridge. Try the Mothers, it comes in a small jar and it's available most anywhere. It should take the stains out unless they are really bad.
Where in Algonquin are you?

rsatz28 · #7 03-17-2005, 06:55 PM

Carrington, which is behind the old Piggly Wiggly and near Presidential Park. Rt62/RT25

**Salvatore** · #8 03-17-2005, 11:30 PM

You can use OOOO steel wool also litely. I shoot a thin coat of vht aluminum paint. I just dust it on and it doesn't burn off. Too heavy, it will come off. I have been dodging this for 2 years. Next winter have to get them re-done. They only lasted 2 years from Hooker.

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