Header and Pipe cleaner

[Jon Lowe]

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.
 
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.
 
 

Jon Lowe 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On
Behalf Of Dean Pappas
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 10:43 AM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: RE: Header and Pipe cleaner



I wonder if the ceramic coating guys, the kid brother uses for the drag car
headers, can do anything with our parts. 
That leaves a slick surface that adds some tiny bit of ponies.
I'll let you know.
 

Dean Pappas 
Sr. Design Engineer 
Kodeos Communications 
111 Corporate Blvd. 
South Plainfield, N.J. 07080 
(908) 222-7817 phone 
(908) 222-2392 fax 
d.pappas at kodeos.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
Behalf Of Rcmaster199 at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 11:36 AM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Header and Pipe cleaner



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?
 
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. 
 
I used the new Brillo with Oxy Action, but I think either will work fine. $1
for 5 pads at the local WynnDixie. 
 
Then worked the typical polishing with Brasso metal cleaner, and after about
20 minutes polish job, pipe and header look better than when new.
 
MattK

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