painted my heat shield today will it hold up?

[talontsiboy24]

i bought gloss black VHT 550f ENGINE ENAMEL to paint the outside of my heat shield that is over the headers just wondering if the paint will hold up or not? i only painted the top not the inside but im worried if it will go on fire or start melting all over the place? i painted it and then put 3 more coats on.

http://www.vhtpaint.com/engineenamel.html

 

[slowboy101]

It should hold up but if anything it will just flake off. You might smell it burning too, and why would you paint your heat sheild?

 

[gingerbredman00]

Mine just turned into white powder and wore off, but mine was on the manifold.
You'll probably get a little smoke and an awfull smell.

 

[talontsiboy24]

well i painted it gloss black because before it looked horrible i hope it holds up since its the outside of the heatshields.

 

[slow gst]

It will smell terrible and I hope you plan on coating it again in 6 months.

 

[talontsiboy24]

It will smell terrible and I hope you plan on coating it again in 6 months.

well wouldnt the smell go away eventually? is it got bubble up u think or just fade?

Mine just turned into white powder and wore off, but mine was on the manifold.
You'll probably get a little smoke and an awfull smell.

will the smell go away though eventually?

 

[DSMDriver69]

Everyone ive seen paint theirs, it has just flaked off. It would look better to just buy a new one. Just my .02

 

[dsmspoolin]

I agree, if you"re that worried about the looks then spend the money and buy a new one or a newer looking one. The paint will eventually either flake or turn to white powder.

 

[dsmfreak1984]

Im realy suprised nobody has suggested using BBQ paint on these, it actualy holds up pretty good.

 

[my4ATEurV8]

i painted my shield a couple years ago when i first stated turbo dsm's. i used hi temp engine enamel. had a pic on the can of some painted headers and calipers. the red paint just turned blackish after just a couple days of street driving

 

[shinzon]

POR15 makes paint specifically for exhaust manifolds which are able to withstand temperatures up to 1200deg. I've applied it directly to the headers on a 1970 camaro z28 with great success.

BLACK VELVET-POR-15 Inc.

 

[JaxonsGSX]

Im really surprised nobody has suggested using BBQ paint on these, it actually holds up pretty good.

I completely agree, i used BBQ paint on my heat shield about a year ago, with almost no prep. It still looks as good today as the day i did it. Plus its cheap

 

[nek]

BBQ ftw, thats what Im using. Its flaking a little but Ill just repaint it, no worries.

 

[1GDSMGreek]

@nek & JaxonsGSX,

I'd like to do the same and paint my heat shield a semi-gloss black to match my valve cover. Just to dress-up the engine bay a little bit. My 4G63 is non-turbo, so I have a larger heat shield. Do you guys recommend any specific brands of BBQ paint? I've never used it before and I have little experience with painting auto parts, aside from a quick-n-dirty spray paint job on my wheels.

 

[9!'clipseDOHC]

@nek & JaxonsGSX,

I'd like to do the same and paint my heat shield a semi-gloss black to match my valve cover. Just to dress-up the engine bay a little bit. My 4G63 is non-turbo, so I have a larger heat shield. Do you guys recommend any specific brands of BBQ paint? I've never used it before and I have little experience with painting auto parts, aside from a quick-n-dirty spray paint job on my wheels.

Rustolium BBQ paint, it's rated for 2,000 degrees. You can get it from Home Depot. I painted my heatshield about 6 months ago and it has held up fine.

Hope this helps!

 

[1GDSMGreek]

Rustolium BBQ paint, it's rated for 2,000 degrees. You can get it from Home Depot. I painted my heatshield about 6 months ago and it has held up fine.

Hope this helps!

Awesome, thanks! I'll try it out and take pics

 

[1GDSMGreek]

So I finally got off my a$$ and painted my heat-shield. Looks good so far! I used a semi-gloss BBQ paint. Whaddaya think? I like it and I think it dresses up the engine bay pretty well.

You must be logged in to view this image or video.

 

[jjrock5]

I like it

 

[dsmdeliveryboy]

Mine is painted with BBQ paint , hasn't changed the way it looks since day 1. I did like 4 coats I think

 

[LiquidX]

It looks like it has waves on the two ends.

 

[dsmrollerz90]

Hmm... Maybe I'll do this with my fugly heat shields.

 

[AlaskanDsm]

That exactly what I was thinking... and the pic above looks like a garbage bag was streched tight over the heatshield .

 

[1GDSMGreek]

It looks like it has waves on the two ends.

Yeah, I think I probably got a little too trigger-happy with the spray paint.
I really slathered it on thick because I was worried about it "cooking" and flaking off. It hasn't, so far, but it's only been about a day or so.

Now that you mention it, it does look like a garbage bag is stretched over it. I swear I didn't go that route, though...