VHT Paints - do they last? Options

[Scott S]

The headers for my conversion have a touch more "patina" than I would like. I had planned on taking them up the street and getting them coated - 230.00.

Ran into a car guy buddy at the office and he told me just to use VHT on them. He has an awesome, 100% fully restored 67 Camaro that his dad bought new with litterally zero options - total base model (it may even be a 6 cylinder). He restored every single nut and bolt - it is really fantastic. He said he used VHT on several high heat parts. I am concerned that his "high heat" parts do not get as hot as my "high heat" parts.

I found several threads on guys using it on mufflers with some good results. Has anyone used it on headers?

Thanks for any insight -
Scott S

[Eric_Shea]

I think you may know what my wife's been up to... (wow... that's weird huh?)

[MDG]

I think you may know what my wife's been up to... (wow... that's weird huh?)

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What did Scotty and Dave tell you?


And to get this back on track - I have used the VHT stuff and it does work well. If they are small parts (and your's or Eric's wife is not home) slow bake them in the oven as per directions. Once they cool and are cured the finish is rock solid. HOWEVER, there is a slight . . "smell" . . left over in the house after the cooking is done (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Your wife WILL find out about this even if she is 'out' for the day shopping with friends. The first thing her and her friends will say when they come home 6 hours later is, "What the F*CK is that smell??" Have exit strategy worked out in advance. A few trial runs would not be amiss.

I also used their 'Cast Iron' finish on the engine mount bar on my 2.0 - I had bought a new one from the dealership a couple of years ago and it came from the factory with almost like a light flash rust. The VHT paint is almost an exact match to factory. I did NOT bake this in the oven.