Header and Pipe cleaner

[Bill Glaze]

The first time I saw Heanium coated piston heads, I was in absolute awe 
of their insulationg properties.  Bill Glaze

Jon Lowe wrote:

> 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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