Keeping stainless steel header clean / gold ?
10-31-2003, 07:01 AM
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Keeping stainless steel header clean / gold ?
Hey anybody knows what to use to clean a new stainless header before startup?
I heard off all sort of things to use to clean off all oil and fingerprints. I'm putting a stainless header on and want to get to that nice even gold color. post your info!!!!
I heard off all sort of things to use to clean off all oil and fingerprints. I'm putting a stainless header on and want to get to that nice even gold color. post your info!!!!
10-31-2003, 07:06 AM
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Re: Keeping stainless steel header clean / gold ? (APEX CRX)
i would use paint prep, sold pretty much anywhere, it is advertised as "....to get oil, dirt, etc from a surface befor painting".....
10-31-2003, 09:05 AM
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Re: Keeping stainless steel header clean / gold ? (94lsboost)
I put my header on last night. After driving around this morning heres what it looks like.....also, before heating them up, I cleaned them with simple green and a paper towel 
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10-31-2003, 09:19 AM
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Re: Keeping stainless steel header clean / gold ? (sledgehammer)
cool thanks for the input. thats exactly how i want the header to look after start up and driving for a bit.
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Re: Keeping stainless steel header clean / gold ? (sledgehammer)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sledgehammer »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I put my header on last night. After driving around this morning heres what it looks like.....also, before heating them up, I cleaned them with simple green and a paper towel
Mike</TD></TR></TABLE>
thats looks so perdy..
Mike</TD></TR></TABLE>
thats looks so perdy..
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