Hey, I remember reading somewhere how to clean up a stainless steel header and make it turn from purple to gold. Does anybody know what to use? I thought it was a polish and I wasn't certain. A friend of mine suggested brake cleaner. Would that work? I tried searching but didn't know the exact words to search for.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
-Mike

Here is a fine example of a gold header...
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=916228

 

When I got that header, it was purple and red with crap all over it, just wanted to clean it up a little. I used Akumaracer's idea, and worked well for me, but I don't have to deal with very much foul weather in So Cal, so I don't know how it would hold up in rainy areas, so I would be careful if you car is a daily driver, or if it see's a lot of bad weather.
After sanding, and polishing the header, a few months later it started to turn a nice even gold, and doesn't look like it's 10 years old anymore.
Here's Akuma's thread
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=852379.

 

If it turned purple in the first place, it will get purple again over time even after thorougly cleaned.

 

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Like this?

 

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The reason mine was purple, is becuase the previous owner put his hands all over it.

 

yeah i like the shinny color but i like my ceramic too. whats the diference between the 2 besides shine and ceramic coating? nothing im guess.

 

i think the creamic coating keeps the heat from disapating better then other types of coating

 

ok thats what i was thinking too. is that a good thing or bad?

 

Ceramic makes the engine bay stay a little cooler than stainless.

 

ok cool so i was right with the definiton. thanks. but the gold color does look good.