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Looking to have my headers ceramic coated for some engine bay heat reduction. Is jet hot still the gold standard or is there somewhere else I should know about?
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imo jet hot is the kmart of the coating world. id use your googlefu and find a local company.
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I have had excellent results with Finishline in Milwaukie, OR. Most items have been used tubular exhaust manifolds, turbine housings and assorted fittings and brackets. They come back smooth inside and out. Parts have held up well and some are almost two decades old.
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bthomas wrote: Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:43 am Looking to have my headers ceramic coated for some engine bay heat reduction. Is jet hot still the gold standard or is there somewhere else I should know about?
If you are interested in heat reduction and not pretty looks,
I would sent my stuff to "Swain Tech Coatings" to be coated with their White Lightning.
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https://www.stbcoatings.com/

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Walter R. Malik wrote: Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:24 pm
bthomas wrote: Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:43 am Looking to have my headers ceramic coated for some engine bay heat reduction. Is jet hot still the gold standard or is there somewhere else I should know about?
If you are interested in heat reduction and not pretty looks,
I would sent my stuff to "Swain Tech Coatings" to be coated with their White Lightning.
The generic equivalent for the Swain White Lightning is "Plasma sprayed zirconia coating". These are much better than the "ceramic paints" used by most coating companies.
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JCR wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 6:47 pm
Walter R. Malik wrote: Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:24 pm
bthomas wrote: Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:43 am Looking to have my headers ceramic coated for some engine bay heat reduction. Is jet hot still the gold standard or is there somewhere else I should know about?
If you are interested in heat reduction and not pretty looks,
I would sent my stuff to "Swain Tech Coatings" to be coated with their White Lightning.
The generic equivalent for the Swain White Lightning is "Plasma sprayed zirconia coating". These are much better than the "ceramic paints" used by most coating companies.
Is that more expensive? Does anybody do the coating that the old BlackJack headers had?
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Anyone know the price of having Swain Tech coat BBC headers in White Lightning.
Just a ball park price.

Thanks
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69427 wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:53 am Anyone know the price of having Swain Tech coat BBC headers in White Lightning.
Just a ball park price.

Thanks
Just call 'em as every complete job is priced on its own ... (585) 889-2786 https://swaintech.com/race-coatings
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anyone know a "Plasma sprayed zirconia coating" place in OZ? the others are pretty but not as functional as can be
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Here is what plasma spraying looks like. This is not the "spray paint and stick in the oven" type coating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDazh7f1Q_o
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77cruiser wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:24 amDoes anybody do the coating that the old BlackJack headers had?
They were aluminum sprayed.
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tenxal wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:40 am
77cruiser wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:24 amDoes anybody do the coating that the old BlackJack headers had?
They were aluminum sprayed.
they also did them in ceramic.
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tenxal wrote: Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:40 am
77cruiser wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:24 amDoes anybody do the coating that the old BlackJack headers had?
They were aluminum sprayed.
They were durable. They made through several winters on my DD truck.
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