I'm sending mine to Calico Coatings in Denver, NC. My engine builder has had great success with them. Much better than Jet-Hot.
Hooker is actually about 25 miles from my house, They coat their own headers and a buddy of mine just took some fabricated headers he made to them. He said 150.00 for the pair, I'm going to watch his and see how well they stay coated. I will say they look very good, But time will tell. And i will agree with the painting the headers, If the coating underneath is not good neither will the paint you spray on top. Thats why i always bead or media blast before i paint.
Yep. They looked great on his custom built mustang headers. I plan on having them do the intake also. I work in Charlotte so it's only about 30 minutes away from the jobsite.
VHT header paint is NOT paint. It is a true ceramic coating and must be properly cured. If you intend to use your headers to run you cam in on the first start-up then do that before you use the VHT. The instructions tell you that if you get the headers too hot with the coating before they are properly cured they will bubble and peal off. The instructions say to idle for ten minutes and then let the headers cool - then idle for twenty minutes and let them coll. After that you run them for 30 minutes and let them cool. That is all it takes to cure the ceramic. Hooker also warns about curing their headers before using them on the road - it sounds like they use the same VHT coating.....???
When I got my Hedmans for the 460 in my F100 I stripped the stock paint off with nothing but paint thinner and carb cleaner. I then primed and painted them with Dupli-color high temp. paint from Autozone. I figured it would burn off half a mile down the road. A year later they still look good. My truck does double duty with my 86 Bronco and I don;t have to leave the house to go to work every day so my mileage might be a lot less than most. I was very surprised with the outcome. clint
