after careful consideration of ceramic coating companies and their pricing, I've decided to not go with JET HOT's $200 price tag on a ceramic coat. read & heard good things about VHT so I'm gonna try em out.

these are my materials. figured i'd spray and clean as best i can. have it blasted, then sprayed/cleaned again. then start the coats, inside & out. then bake at specified intervals. we'll see what happens. i'll be in touch.

by the way. can you believe that this was taken from my cell phone? god i love my new phone. :)

I did my hahn 16g and manifold. IT DEF looked better than the rust color it was.. I went with with grey tho it kinda looked like primer but IDC.

Dude, that stuff (vht) is the shit. Ive used it on my dp, exhaust housing, and manifold b4. Great stuff. It really does reduce surface temps, and it helps to prevent rust. A++

Not for nothing but, that sandpaper looks like 80 grit from the pic.

Originally posted by bullettdsm
Not for nothing but, that sandpaper looks like 80 grit from the pic.

ACTUALLYYYYY! lol, its like a brillo scuff pad. sorry im drunk right now.

Can this stuff be picked up at any local stores?

ANyone got pics of it done?

Originally posted by Flipboi89
ANyone got pics of it done?

as soon as mine is done, i will document the process with pictures and post up for eye candy.

Originally posted by bzoss
Can this stuff be picked up at any local stores?

yeah man advance, autozone.. its like 8 bucks...



heres the silver kind


I used the whole can on it pretty much couldnt stand that gay rust color

Black pics?

Originally posted by User_22
Black pics?

very soon.

update: sprayed with aircraft stripper and let soak for 30 mins. After that, sprayed down with extremely hot water. Feels absoultely clean, but will have it sand/bead blasted tomorrow. Pics.

you should P&P the mani now that you have it out!

And good luck with the paint, keep us posted!

Originally posted by Cyexmaster
you should P&P the mani now that you have it out! And good luck with the paint, keep us posted!

Is this a star turbo manifold, good cleaning tip.

machine shop did a great job of blasting and acid cleaning it.

next is the ceramic process :)

Wear gloves so the oils from your fingers don't get into the paint. Most people don't even think about that before they paint something after a lot of hard work cleaning it.

I wanna see what it looks like all painted now....it be all nice and purdy.

it's looking good!! will be waiting for the finished pics...

Kinda unrelated, but have you noticed what a royal PITA it is to get the bolts on the bottom middle of the manifold? When I had mine off last weekend it made me want to /wrists

Originally posted by Mike431635
Kinda unrelated, but have you noticed what a royal PITA it is to get the bolts on the bottom middle of the manifold? When I had mine off last weekend it made me want to /wrists

i know exactly what you're talking about. a tight fit yes, but it'll work.

ok, i cheated. I originally was gonna VHT coat the manifold, but I found out about a place that does ceramic coated EXACTLY like jethot, but for a 1/3 of the price. I pulled the trigger, and boy, am I happy. Finish is exactly like jethot's Extreme Sterling ceramic coating. They also milled flat the exhaust flange true. All for $75. Can't beat that. The last pic I tried to take closely to show the quality finish of the coating. ok, pics.