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The first time I saw Heanium coated piston heads, I was in absolute awe
of their insulationg properties. Bill Glaze<br>
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<div><span class="552175216-10022005">I did that on some race car
parts, done by Jet Hot. However those were steel headers. With the
relatively low melting temp of aluminum alloys, I'm not sure the car
header technique would work. Oil that dripped on my headers did bake
on, just like on our headers, and was NOT easy to remove. The coatings
were as hard as nails, and prevented rust, the main concern in my case.</span></div>
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<div><span class="552175216-10022005">However, there are different
coatings that are put on automotive piston tops and heads to improve
combustion, so there are lower temp coatings available. How applicable
those are to our application, I don't know.</span></div>
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<p><span lang="en-us">Jon Lowe</span> <br>
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<div><span class="520124116-10022005">I wonder if the ceramic
coating guys, the kid brother uses for the drag car headers, can do
anything with our parts. </span></div>
<div><span class="520124116-10022005">That leaves a slick surface
that adds some tiny bit of ponies.</span></div>
<div><span class="520124116-10022005">I'll let you know.</span></div>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman">Dean Pappas</font> <br>
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<div>Those of you that don't want to handle some of the corrosive
chemicals one could use to clean 2 stroke headers and ally pipes, my
friend Gary showed me a nontoxic method that anyone can use. Why didn't
I think of that?</div>
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<div>Dip the header or pipe in warm water with some dishwashing
liquid and then take a Brillo or SOS (steel wool with soap) pad and
scrub it. It surprised me how quickly and easily it worked. In ten
minutes I had both the header and pipe cleaned, and the header
especially was caked pretty good with baked on oil. </div>
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<div>I used the new Brillo with Oxy Action, but I think either
will work fine. $1 for 5 pads at the local WynnDixie. </div>
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<div>Then worked the typical polishing with Brasso metal cleaner,
and after about 20 minutes polish job, pipe and header look better than
when new.</div>
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<div>MattK</div>
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