Ceramic coating pics
03-04-2005, 09:22 AM
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Ceramic coating pics
Got my exhuast piping back. Results look pretty good. They could not do some parts of the inside because they could not get the metal cleaned up well enough to hold the ceramic coating. Rust was real bad on these pipes and it is hard clean the inside.
It could have come out a little cleaner looking, but the rust was an issue and the company I used does not do much ceramic work, mostly powder coating. They only have 3 colors of ceramic to chose from and can't do that nice chrome looking finish. But I can't complain, It won't rust, under temps will be reduced, it looks 1000X better, and I only paid $115 for everything.
Before and after pics
It could have come out a little cleaner looking, but the rust was an issue and the company I used does not do much ceramic work, mostly powder coating. They only have 3 colors of ceramic to chose from and can't do that nice chrome looking finish. But I can't complain, It won't rust, under temps will be reduced, it looks 1000X better, and I only paid $115 for everything.
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03-04-2005, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff92se
Looks nice Mike! I think as long as you drive the car for more than 10 min, rust on the inside is minimal. ie.. the exhaust gets hot enough to evap any moisture inside.
that is 10 times better then before. Great job
03-04-2005, 01:51 PM
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03-04-2005, 02:06 PM
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[QUOTE=I30tMikeD]Got my exhuast piping back. Results look pretty good. They could not do some parts of the inside because they could not get the metal cleaned up well enough to hold the ceramic coating. Rust was real bad on these pipes and it is hard clean the inside.
You said that you had them ceramic coated, but I didn't see anywhere on the website where they said that they ceramic coated anything, just powder coated. Is it powder coated, or ceramic?
You said that you had them ceramic coated, but I didn't see anywhere on the website where they said that they ceramic coated anything, just powder coated. Is it powder coated, or ceramic?
03-04-2005, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by I30tMikeD
Just friendly advice, I wish now that I had just spent the extra cash the first time. good luck on the install my nest wishes are with you and keep us updated and some install pics!!!!!
03-04-2005, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by crewchief264
Your powder coater is Wrong!!!!! don't drive in winter at all and avoid rain!!! if you dont want rust soon! I had that exact same coating put on my headers on my 350 chevy mainly because it was only 100 bucks verse 270 or something for the jet hott (done locally at Pro-Strip). After a year the stainless coating or whatever they called it (same as what you have) began to wear/flake and rust. Just FYI it will be gone in 2 years for sure depending if you drive it everyday year round.
Just friendly advice, I wish now that I had just spent the extra cash the first time. good luck on the install my nest wishes are with you and keep us updated and some install pics!!!!!
Just friendly advice, I wish now that I had just spent the extra cash the first time. good luck on the install my nest wishes are with you and keep us updated and some install pics!!!!!
The price was low, but so was my powder coating. I got all my intercooler piping done for $65 and that stuff looks real good. I posted pics a while back. I guess time will tell. Maybe your guy did not prep it properly. The place that did mine had to sand blast it all then bake the pipes a few times to get all the contaminates out, then the ceramic coating is applied. If yours was flaking off it makes me think it did not bond to the metal correctly. But like I said I guess I will find out, you could be exactly right.
My cattman headers were ceramic coated by Jett Hott I believe, and this stuff looks the same as what Cattman had on the y-pipe part of the headers, the manifolds have the polished type. Only difference in the looks of the two is my pipes were far from in good condition and so the finish is not near as good.
You have seen pic of my pipes before hand and you can't get much more rust than that, so what ever happens it can't be any worse.
03-04-2005, 10:19 PM
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Yhea, the ceramic stuff is not listed on their web site. They do mostly powder coating and just recently started doing ceramic coating. Like I posted before, they only have a couple choices in colors/types of ceramic coating and don't do that nice polished type like my Cattman headers had.
Originally Posted by I30tMikeD
Got my exhuast piping back. Results look pretty good. They could not do some parts of the inside because they could not get the metal cleaned up well enough to hold the ceramic coating. Rust was real bad on these pipes and it is hard clean the inside.
You said that you had them ceramic coated, but I didn't see anywhere on the website where they said that they ceramic coated anything, just powder coated. Is it powder coated, or ceramic?
You said that you had them ceramic coated, but I didn't see anywhere on the website where they said that they ceramic coated anything, just powder coated. Is it powder coated, or ceramic?
03-05-2005, 09:22 AM
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I have one of the 1st Cattman Ys for my 3-gen na. I bought it back in 98-99. The coating is still on there and is not peeling/flaking etc... It's now just a bit discolored. I don't know where you get this information
Originally Posted by spanishrice
ceramic coating only lasts like 4-5 years anyway.
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