how to make the heat shield look good?

[snipe99999]

How can I make the heat shield look good? My friend told me that high temp paint will change colors if I put it on there.

 

[snipe99999]

I already tried to polish it and that looked good for a day.

 

[Airpoppoff]

no, 1500 deg temp paint wont fade, i polished mine with mothers polish and a dremel polishing bit

 

[snipe99999]

But after I polished it once it heated up again it changed purplish color and now it looks just like it did before I polished it.

 

[snipe99999]

does anyone know where to get chrome looking high temp paint.

 

[Airpoppoff]

you cant, they dont make it, go to schucks or kragen they have tons of high temp paints

 

[snipe99999]

Thanks for all your help.

 

[Airpoppoff]

np

 

[mavisky]

high temp paint ownz

unfrotunately most of it is flat or non metallic at least. around her this is the closest i could find.

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[Airpoppoff]

@ mavisky, dude your ic piping looks gargantuan in the second pic

 

[mavisky]

2.5" mandrel all the way

 

[Airpoppoff]

Originally posted by mavisky
2.5" mandrel all the way

 

[mavisky]

Originally posted by Airpoppoff

i knew you'd like it

all my ic piping is done completely custom by me and some friends. oh and i use a rebuilt and powdercoated nt throttle body to eliminate those stupid tb elbows with a nice smooth bend.

 

[spcebrd]

I got some extra fine sand paper(the kind you use with water)and sanded it. then I polished it with turtle wax aluminum polish. Its been two months and still looks good.

 

[DrZiplok]

BBQ paint is your friend. Better than "high temp" engine paint, not to mention much cheaper. Self-priming too.

 

[mavisky]

Originally posted by DrZiplok
BBQ paint is your friend. Better than "high temp" engine paint, not to mention much cheaper. Self-priming too.

a friend of mine did that for his black car and it looked pretty good. i just put a few more coats on mine this time and it came out alot better than the first time. and the paint i use is good for 1500 degrees

 

[dave99gst]

the heet shield dont polish -- it aint aluminium its galvinized steel -- ya can get it ceramic coated or cromed though

 

[boostineklipz]

I sanded and polished mine...almost chrome til after it heats up and then it fades a little

http://www.dsmtuners.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5916&papass=&sort=1

 

[KRAZYKOREAN]

Originally posted by Airpoppoff
you cant, they dont make it, go to schucks or kragen they have tons of high temp paints

weird in AZ there called Checkers.

 

[greyforestgst]

1500* high temp?
not shiny enough

i have 400* high temp gloss on mine
then again, i also have header wrap.