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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: MGrego on April 23, 2019, 11:03:43 AM
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A previous owner of my '04 California EV wrapped the headers with fiberglass cloth. I discovered the wrap left the headers badly pitted underneath.
(https://i.ibb.co/2NrzGKV/IMG-3991.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2NrzGKV)
After a half hearted attempt to polish them, I decided to switch gears and have them ceramic coated. I sent them to "Jet Hot" in Oklahoma City. 3 weeks and a couple hundred bucks later :
(https://i.ibb.co/wyy9bpz/IMG-4008.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wyy9bpz)
(https://i.ibb.co/DrzgZHv/IMG-4025.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DrzgZHv)
(https://i.ibb.co/b7t82G8/IMG-4026.jpg) (https://ibb.co/b7t82G8)
This is the "Classic Polish" -- I think it looks good on the EV. The floorboard covers the transition from header to muffler nicely. Hopefully they will retain their finish a long time and require less upkeep that stainless.
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There should be a special place in hell, well maybe not hell, but somewhere, for those who insist on wrapping pipes.
kjf
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Those look nice! Wrapped pipes typically means something is wrong with the pipes. One of my bikes is becoming a bit of a nightmare finding parts for, and I found a set pipes for it on eBay, but they were wrapped. I messaged the seller to unwrap the pipes and take a picture, but he would not. No sale!
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There should be a special place in hell, well maybe not hell, but somewhere, for those who insist on wrapping pipes.
kjf
Haha ! I agree. -- The same miscreant that wrapped the pipes also had ground effects lights stuck all over the poor girl... Apparently not everyone shares the same vision for a motorcycle :thumb:
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I've still got my 1000 headers wrapped, I agree that it's generally to cover a problem
With mine it was a flaking coating, cannot be a***d telling the story
I don't think it does any harm if the wrap is applied properly and the recommended waterproofing paint is applied.
It's not a problem for me as the only water it sees is when I wash it, been on 5 years+ no problem except the ocassional reapply of the recommended sealent.
It wouldn't have been my first choiice granted but I'm happy enough with it
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The Jet-Hot looks great on your EV. That's a great process.
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That Jet hot finish looks great, and money well spent on such a beautiful EV.
Old Jock, Man, I get tall timber every time I see your stunning Magni Sfida. What a beautiful machine! :thumb:
Rick.
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Instead of refinishing the poor condition SS headers of the vintage Dutch Bos system I found, black ceramic coating:
(https://i.ibb.co/WHDPB3R/20181003-173253-001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WHDPB3R)
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Loving that look Kristian
Bike looks immaculate and the whole exhaust system very stealth
I approve :grin:
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Has anyone had any success with a Thermal Barrier Coat (TBC) on the inside and leaving the outside bare stainless/chrome?
We use TBC on hot end gas turbine blades to protect the metal from the extreme heat
Since its the heat that blues stainless/chrome, if you could keep it away it seems like a solution to me