Any thoughts on all these various products?
http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/flameproof/
im hoping im not impressed by somethign that isnt all that impressive.
I am not a paint/body guy so pls tell me what you think.
looking to the highest temp paint possible in a piss can.
the only VHT experience that I personally have is with the Nite-Shades light tint. it works well
What are you painting?
I've used the VHT brake caliper/drum paint. It works great. I've also used Duplicolor engine paint on the engine in my Thunderbird and it has held up great. I just used the Duplicolor engine paint primer and then their engine paint.
Good stuff we use it in the shop for small jobs. Good product!!
I've used the header paint and gone through a bunch of cans of the wrinkle paint I love that stuff
great feedback!
we are painting various engine parts, some of which require the "flame proof" variety they offer in VHT,, over 1000degF stuff.
I did notice the engine paints are all 550degF but there is a like color list under the "flame proof" variety as well.
I love doing intakes and valve covers in the black wrinkle it looks killer
But if you ever use it its the one paint you want to follow directions ..... Don't touch it for 24h I learned that the hard way lol
does their header paint actually hold up? I have a rather rusty set of headers I'm planning to cut up and use on a project. can't afford to send them off for a high dollar coating
Pretty good but you have to bake them or run the car for a certain time to cure the paint
I use the header paint all the time. Its good stuff.
so it doesn't just burn off like other company's header paint? I have used various brands over the years and so far it all ends up burning off
Yeah, just don't let it get up to full teperature the first time you heat it to cure it.
how hot should it get to cure it? I have an old oven out in the shed I could plug in to get them nice and hot
Idk exact temperatures. I usually burn the oil and impurities off the raw metal with a map gas torch before I paint exhaust parts. You'll see the metal sweat and then dry as you apply the torch. Then I let it cool a little bit and do 3 coats while its still a little hot. Then I let it cool and heat it up a little hotter from the inside with the torch being carefull not to hold it in one spot. The paint will be less susceptible to scratching and chipping once it is cured.
the web site quickly explains all the paints,, got to the "flame proof" product line
Oddly....when I hear/read VHT...I think of the spray on traction goo....that the track uses.... :)
Travis
it says on the can the directions for curing. They reccomend a 3 stage curing process to get i done properly. I never used the header paint, but I have used a boatload of the "engine" high temp paint, and I dig it. Haven't had any problem at all except for my oil pan but that I'm sure is because of road debris