Painting A Turbo With High Temp Paint
 

What do you think about this idea, My friend did his turbo with some 1100 degree thermal spray paint and it looks nice, I was thinking a nice black to go along with the car, I think he did about 3 coats:bigtu:

it was probably vht fireproof paint. You spray it on and bake it in the oven to cure it.

Paint on a turbo?

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Kidding there, maybe try this one?

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The high-temp paint has to be cured at increasingly high temps. That said, I just can't see it lasting. It's just too hot. How long has your friends been painted?

About 3 days ...Its the compressor housing that was painted, I don't see why it would since the temp resistance is 1100 degrees faranhiet

Yeah, the can does say that..

Dupli-Color makes a 1600*F paint. People also use "BBQ grill paint" whatever that means.

the compressor housing should be fine, but the exhaust housing can reach temps approaching 2000 deg.

the exhaust housing of course will eat up that paint like nones business...thats the main creating source of heat...

Here's my friends sr Turbo, I want to do mine the same way...It will look sweet in the engine bay, I would like also to get my valve cover done the same color, What do you need when doing your valve cover:bigtu:

I coated my log manifold in the VHT Fireproof and it has been just fine for the last year or so.
-Michael-

where can you vht fireproof paint...Im curious :bigtu:

autozone has it.

Sounds like a winner

I want to do my compressor housing the same color as my valve cover

Don't waste your time with 1600 degree paint. This stuff flaked off within 5 minutes of running my engine.

The VHT flameproof works. It claims up to 2000 degrees and I believe it. I painted my turbo manifold with it and did the proper curing/baking process.
While tuning I've seen my egt go where no egt gauge should go and the manifold still looks good. Proper surface prep and curing, that'll do it.

Make sure you clean the shit out of the surface or it will flake at any degree.

flaked paint adds to the whole DIY experience and appeal.

agreed. flaking paint will give you mucho street cred. :-)

"yo, watch out for that dude with the paint flaking off his turbo. that's HARDCORE"

I can ceramic coat your exhaust housings... Blue, Black, Cast Gray...

Just out of curiosity, what do you charge?
-Michael-

I can do a standard sized downpipe, turbine housing, and log manifold for ~$200.

Here's some stuff we did in blue..

http://www.zeropointindustries.net/g...1785.sized.jpg

Sounds like a new winner. That looks good

Flaking or not, I still will be faster than most street cars, I plan on 200-230 Hp later down the line after A new clutch is installed, Then in the next year or so I would like to get a set of pistons and rods...I really could care less if thr paint holds through, Heat sheilds are bling bling, cover the flaking turbo to help with heat , there ya go no more Eye sore, My valve cover still looks nice :bigtu:

I know this is an old post, but I am looking to coat my exhaust manifold and downpipe. I see they still sell this VHT flameproof stuff at autozone. Is this all I need, or do I need the cleaner and primer as well?

I can't see any paint lasting at all. Ceramic coat it if you want, or leave it bare.

the paint wont last. My last DP was painted in that black grill paint, burnt off after a while.

If you prep and follow the instructions for the VHT Flameproof (2000* I think) It will last. Mine has been just fine over a year with that.
-Michael-

So has it been 2 yrs?

All I know is that whatever Greddy paints the mani with burns off in five minutes.

Ceramic coat FTW.

Same with FM. That is why I want to know how I can fix it. They are offering me a slight discount on a ceramic coated manifold but I am not sure if it is worth all the effort and additional cost for me to pay for the new part, shipping on that part and shipping on the old part.

Also, the happy search button revealed people doing this on the INSIDE of the header and downpipe. Anyone doing this? I really only want to coat the outside to keep it from looking so horrid, but if I can keep the coating and it won't instantly burn off, I might be interested in it.

It's been about 2 years total, but it hasn't been running straight for 2 years..Irregardless it's tough stuff.
-Michael-

well I checked the local autozone and they only carry the 1200 degree stuff. Guess I will have to order the 2000 degree paint.

check out swaintech

that's the way to go, more pricey but well worth it.

fyi ccoating a mani should run ~ 40-65$ depending on where ya go.

people on here said not to coat the inside incase it chips off, that would be a :nono:

I had the mani + turbine housing done in heat insulating HPC ... 6 years ago. Still good.

side note - was goofing around and saw zone 415 on the handcontroller y'day (ie rpm was <2000, boost >0psi !) so it's working well :D

Hpc?

high performance coating

cjernigan asked me a while back about how my ceramic coating from BEGi was holding up, and this past weekend I was able to get a couple pics.

Brand new:
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After 15 months/20k miles including on salty roads last winter:
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As you can see, it's faded a bit and some surface rust has come through near the head. The SS downpipe doesn't look nearly as pretty as it used to, either.

Thanks again for throwing me those pictures before. I've never seen stainless do that. Wonder what kind of stainless they use.

Boy, that's pretty depressing. My manifold is uncoated, but I had my downpipe done by a local shop and though it's not exposed to road salt it still looks great after a year of operation. The shine has dulled somewhat, but nowhere near as bad as that poor Bell manifold looks.

I wonder if the choice of shop (and therefore the choice of coating manufacturer / process) makes a serious difference?

Do you park inside a salt silo?!

Only after the roads are cleared in the spring/when there's no snow, why?

I bet the coating would shine up if you took some really fine steel wool to it.

Who did your coating? There is a semi local shop that will do a miata manifold and T3 turbine housing for $100.

www.techlinecoatings.com
www.techlinecoatings.com/approved/appappna.htm