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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
Hey guys, now that I'll have my chrome BBK headers off... how do I make them that nice factory looking rust color like MAC headers become after a few miles? People suggested painting them black and letting the paint melt off taking the chrome with it, but I'm not sure that will work.
 

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Posted by 87Saleen (Member # 1549) on :
 
just say u had them dipped in chrome...
 

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Posted by cobraman1994 (Member # 467) on :
 
sand blaster
 

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Posted by Black94 5.0 (Member # 655) on :
 
Are you serious?...Are they full length's?
 

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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
Yes and Yes Anything chrome, shiny and not dirty looks lame under my hood I'm a big fan of the Factory OEM look.
 

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Posted by 87 Saleen (Member # 1549) on :
 

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Originally posted by st5150:
Yes and Yes Anything chrome, shiny and not dirty looks lame under my hood I'm a big fan of the Factory OEM look.

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Hey your getting close to 5150 posts, maybe you should do soemthing special for you 5150th post...
 

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Posted by shade-tree (Member # 298) on :
 
Take a look in the "high temp" rattle-can paint section for something with a 'rusty' color.

I have become a big fan of painting shit under the hood!

I just sprayed my block 'ford' blue, and the timing cover, and hit the power steering pump and water pump with this ghetto-fabulous 'silver metallic'.

(these are the types of things you do while waiting for the summit brown van to show up, lol)
 

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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
Have you found the high temp stuff to stay on? I've heard that no matter what, if you paint it, it'll burn off headers.

[ January 03, 2003, 10:01 AM: Message edited by: st5150 ]
 

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Posted by shade-tree (Member # 298) on :
 
no, actually you're right. Only high temp areas I've ever gotten to 'stick' are on the block or the heads (iron).

I bet you're right. paint will never stick to headers. Isn't that the point of 'jet hot' coatings and all that?

ghetto way to "fix" your problem:

grab some rusty coolant. Splash on your headers.

Drive somewhere. Repeat
 

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Posted by Cobra5.0Jeep (Member # 1482) on :
 
mud seems to do a good job in making the headers look OEM rusty.
 

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Posted by racercosmo (Member # 1864) on :
 
Is this an attempt to maybe fool the smog guy into thinking they are stock tubular manifolds?
 

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Posted by cobraman1994 (Member # 467) on :
 
you know, you could always find some used stock headers. i have a set about 10 feet away from me
 

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Posted by 5.0#3 88'conv (Member # 1534) on :
 
have them ceramic coted they look like glossy bare metal aluminum and never dull or discolor and still look nice, f!@# that chrome shit all it does is discolor and there is nothing you can do about it accept have it rechromed!!
 

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Posted by hidnn.o.s. (Member # 1219) on :
 

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Originally posted by Cobra5.0Jeep:
mud seems to do a good job in making the headers look OEM rusty.

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Isn't that the truth
 

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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
No need to fool the smog guy, I have factory headers and H pipe on the car. My BBK long tube headers are blue and black, the chrome that is left is dull and its already rusting at parts. My motor is stock and dirty. Chrome headers do not belong under my hood. I'm a huge fan of the factory OEM looking engine.

Will tossing mud on them while they're hot rust them, or just make them look dull until I wash the mud off?
 

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Posted by hidnn.o.s. (Member # 1219) on :
 
Leave it on for a little while and it won't just wash off, it will sort of stain it.
 

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Posted by y2kgt01 (Member # 1257) on :
 
cant u just bead blast (the glass sandblasting stuff)the chrome off? then sand them down to raw metal?
 

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