joemotion
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| posted on 20/9/10 at 08:45 AM |
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Exhaust manifold and pipe ceramic coating
As per this site - http://www.camcoat.u-net.com/Exhausts.htm
Would you not need to put exhaust wrap around the pipes if this was done? Anybody on here had experience of this? coatings inside and out of the
pipes?
Also had issues with paintwork discolouring due to heat close to the exhaust pipe where it comes out of the engine bay which is why i was looking for
a nicer looking alternative to exhaust wrap
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adrianreeve
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| posted on 20/9/10 at 09:03 AM |
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According to a recent article in kit car mag, it reduces engine bay temps more than wrapping does, so no need to wrap if you have it coated. Thinking
about it myself, they do a nice range of finishes, and it means I can weld up a mild steel manifold myself, then have it coated. Should then be as
weather proof as a stainless system.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 20/9/10 at 09:09 AM |
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I remember there was a company in Kent that used to do this, and i also remember that the heat radiation is significantly (60%?) reduced after
coating.
Ive considered having this done for mine and seeing as my exhaust is only going to be about 600mm long, its going to be quite cheap too!! 
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Strontium Dog
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| posted on 20/9/10 at 09:21 AM |
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DP due to infuriatingly slow interweb connection! And that's AFTER BT fixed the lines which took many months to achieve
I live in the sticks too so no fibre optic for me
[Edited on 20/9/10 by Strontium Dog]
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Strontium Dog
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| posted on 20/9/10 at 09:23 AM |
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I have a ceramic coated Aussie DP on my turbo Celica. The turbo glows cherry and lights up the bay but the ceramic DP is still good 3 years and
30,000miles later! It definitely helps keep under bonnet temps down but apparently if you wrap it as well it is prone to cracking. It seems that you
can either lag or ceramic coat but probably not both!
As to protecting paintwork, the DP on my car still gets bloody hot so I don't know how effective it will be at that!
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minitici
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| posted on 20/9/10 at 09:25 AM |
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You can get DIY ceramic coatings for your manifolds.
I use Cermakrome which is a waterbased spray on paint.
Pipes need to be blast cleaned then pre-heated.
Paint is sprayed on and the water baked off.
Finally the ceramic paint needs to be cured in an oven but a blowtorch works just as well.
After applying the blowtorch the stuff still looks the same (matt white finish) but once you rub off the top surface with Scotchbrite there is a nice
shiney ceramic layer underneath.
This layer can be polished further if required.
 
cermakrome
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bartonp
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| posted on 20/9/10 at 10:01 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by minitici
You can get DIY ceramic coatings for your manifolds.
I use Cermakrome which is a waterbased spray on paint.
<snippage>
Where do you get this from? (tried Google, mostly Merkin sites).
Cheers,
Phil.
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minitici
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| posted on 20/9/10 at 10:34 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bartonp
quote:
Originally posted by minitici
You can get DIY ceramic coatings for your manifolds.
I use Cermakrome which is a waterbased spray on paint.
<snippage>
Where do you get this from? (tried Google, mostly Merkin sites).
Cheers,
Phil.
Demon Tweeks
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bartonp
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| posted on 20/9/10 at 11:12 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by minitici
quote:
Originally posted by bartonp
quote:
Originally posted by minitici
You can get DIY ceramic coatings for your manifolds.
I use Cermakrome which is a waterbased spray on paint.
<snippage>
Where do you get this from? (tried Google, mostly Merkin sites).
Cheers,
Phil.
Demon Tweeks
Ta. Strange Google didn't help...
Note DT have confused DegF and DegC!
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joemotion
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| posted on 20/9/10 at 11:46 AM |
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Reckon im defo going to have this done when i take her off the road as can ditch the exhaust wrap which looks messy down the side of my car
just seen another one here which looks good - http://www.zircotec.com/
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