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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: vwagon13 on November 02, 2015, 12:27:21 PM

Title: Cleaning ceramic headers
Post by: vwagon13 on November 02, 2015, 12:27:21 PM
What to us when you clean those pesky, ugly, worthless ceramic coated headers.???
Title: Re: Cleaning ceramic headers
Post by: MorePower on November 02, 2015, 08:09:43 PM
Let's see pics of how bad they are.


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Title: Re: Cleaning ceramic headers
Post by: vwagon13 on November 04, 2015, 02:18:19 AM
Well MP I just wanted to be ready for the inevitable when it comes as Bunger experienced.



Maybe keep some ceramic cleaner in the tool bag for fast easy cleanup. Even chrome headers can be ruined by a plastic bag or swim trunks permanently.
Title: Re: Cleaning ceramic headers
Post by: Bunger on November 04, 2015, 10:21:07 AM
Haha it sucks. Still trying to get the last little bit off


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Title: Re: Cleaning ceramic headers
Post by: MorePower on November 04, 2015, 05:25:50 PM
I wonder why you guys are having issues. I didn't get mine coated at embee, so maybe it's a different coating. Anything and everything that melted to the header (including a Snap On timing gun) melted off leaving no stains...


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Title: Re: Cleaning ceramic headers
Post by: aquaholic72 on November 04, 2015, 05:42:38 PM
Mothers aluminum polish cleans mine up alil..but they still look like shit. Mine were done at carcraft

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Title: Re: Cleaning ceramic headers
Post by: vwagon13 on November 05, 2015, 09:03:35 AM
Gentlemen, Thanks for your advice. Sorry for your"losses"as well.Just one more thing we have to worry about.
Title: Re: Cleaning ceramic headers
Post by: WhyNot76 on November 05, 2015, 10:39:14 AM

I wonder why you guys are having issues. I didn't get mine coated at embee, so maybe it's a different coating. Anything and everything that melted to the header (including a Snap On timing gun) melted off leaving no stains...


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  where did you have those done? They look great.


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Title: Re: Cleaning ceramic headers
Post by: MorePower on November 05, 2015, 04:36:33 PM
A1 exhaust in Santa Ana. They specialize in VW exhausts and he just put my headers in a batch of his stuff.
He told me this coating has its own patent... Probly a bunch of BS. But it worked great for me. I've since sold the boat but my uncles best friend has it and they still look great. Here's a shot when they were brand new


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Title: Re: Cleaning ceramic headers
Post by: MorePower on November 05, 2015, 04:37:05 PM
Also it was half the price embee quoted me


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Title: Re: Cleaning ceramic headers
Post by: WhyNot76 on November 05, 2015, 05:15:50 PM

A1 exhaust in Santa Ana. They specialize in VW exhausts and he just put my headers in a batch of his stuff.
He told me this coating has its own patent... Probly a bunch of BS. But it worked great for me. I've since sold the boat but my uncles best friend has it and they still look great. Here's a shot when they were brand new


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  I'm familiar with a1, they make some trick setups (I'm a Vdub guy) thanks for the info. Mine were done by embee and have gone to shit.


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Title: Re: Cleaning ceramic headers
Post by: vwagon13 on November 06, 2015, 10:04:50 AM
Sooo,sexy ain't they!!  Bassett says to check weep holes and spray down w/ WD-40 after every run. I understand the holes of course,I'll have to call their customer support about WD-40 thing on ceramics though.
Title: Re: Cleaning ceramic headers
Post by: vwagon13 on November 06, 2015, 10:12:46 AM
MorePower if you still here, your Olds, what distributer you got there? Almost looks like a magneto but different,an how you like it? Thanks
Title: Re: Cleaning ceramic headers
Post by: MorePower on November 06, 2015, 10:19:24 AM
It is a magneto, it was an eBay distributor made by Pro Comp. But it didn't give me a single problem. Granted I had the boat for 1 season after building it


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