Hi gents. I want in....but I have a slight problem. The PO painted mine with header paint. I figure since they're SS, I should be able to use paint remover then clean them up thereafter. Suggestions?
Thanks
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Any good paint remover should do the job I would think..
I'd remove at least the front fender and maybe tape up/cover the front of the engine with a piece of card board too. A medium grit, tooth brush sized wire brush would probably come in handy in some of the tight spots...
I would be real carefull with the fumes and getting any remover on a surface it shouldn't be.
Keep a fan going (for the fumes) too.
Well, today is the day. I was not looking forward to this, but the work seems to be paying off. Almost done with one. Four more to go...
Well I'm about 92% done after about 2 hours. I used a couple old rags and an old t-shirt. I've got a little left to do at the top before the first bend. They turned bronze a bit because they heated up since I took her out for a spin. Here's the result:
That sounds like the approach I'd take too. Though I came across another thread here that mentions this VHT paint can't be removed by any standard remover. Has to be blasted off. Sux. It's a silica ceramic paint. I'm guessing a second hand set of headers would be the other option or just leave as is. They're not in bad shape at all. I just prefer the original look.
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Rather than polishing my headers I chose to ceramic coat them blue.
Please post up when reinstalled. I'd love to see what that looks like.
Cost?
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I like the idea of ceramic coating the header. While a polished header looks great, when I got rid of my Harley I swore I would never get a bike with so much chrome again. I hate polishing a bike that is a daily ride!
I too would love to see pics of the ceramic header installed!