Just ordered some new headers has any one got any good ways of wrapping them.
Thanks Matthew

 

I've always found the best way is to get some ****** that knows what there doing....................

 

Yeah, that might be me in this one off instance!
Right, well, the way I did this was to wet the wrap ...don't soak it, wet enough for it to be pliable will do....this also helps stop it from shedding its dust on you ( itchy stuff ). I also used the " proper ", made for the job ties that Demon Twinkies sell, expensive, but effective. Try to leave a good half inch or so overlap, and try to avoid getting wrinkles as you wrap it....it's time consuming, but possible, and will help it to last longer. I used a metal tie wrap every 6 inches or so, as I felt it would hang together longer if it was secured at regular short intervals. Then I sprayed it with VHT paint, to stop it getting contaminated with oil, etc, which will, I believe, cause it to gradually fall apart. If you are looking for a recommendation for makes of wrap, I think the stuff I used is made by Cooltek, also available from Demon Tweeks. No probs with it so far.

 

Matthew

Just wondered where you are??

My ported headers were wrapped via a mate in Tyne Tees Scoobies !! So neat it was a work of art and with lots of eveny spaced metal ties !!!and sprayed in a heat resistant paint which does not soak up water...Quality

Midlife.....

 

Midlife i am a bit too far away in heathrow the paint it what i meant too ask about wrapped my ported headers before but when they got wet (which was all the time) ie. washing the car or hit a puddle i got clouds of smoke untill they dried drove me mad does the paint stop this.

 

Don't get any of that with mine!

 

Matie boy

Sorry about the delay in the reply but I've been away.......

Mine are sprayed in some heat resistant / water repellant paint which seems to stop the clouds of steam.

I remember a thread on scoobynet a couple of months ago. I'll have a look in "search" in a minute after the 85 unread e-mailswhich seem to be in my in-box.....

Midlife.....

 

just had mine wrapped ordred 20m of wrap thru a recomendation on here then i carfully paid someone to do it for me look great and i should of done it when i had them in my garage before fitting

 

Any paint recommendations as I have a pipe wrapped but not painted yet.
Cheers
Daz.