Can You (Cerakote) your own Exhaust System at Home?

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Can You (Cerakote) your own Exhaust System at Home?

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In this video I show how easy it is to ‪@Cerakote‬ your own hooker header exhaust system at home. I take you through the whole process from start to finish with minimal tools. This product is very tough and easy to apply. So follow along with me and start coating today. Make sure to like ,subscribe and share, It really helps the channel out. Below are all the links to the products that I used in this video and a link to my website where you can purchase the t-shirts!!!!! Thanks for watching!!!!!!!
‪@Cerakote‬ ‪@HolleyPerformance‬ ‪@Compcams1976‬
Links Below:
My website www.acdesignsgarage.com
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Touch up paint gun amzn.to/46689IU
Blue scotch tape amzn.to/3rkpA9F
Brake cleaner amzn.to/3LpVdFA
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Paint Respirator amzn.to/3ri5OLX
190 micron Paint filters amzn.to/3PozM9j

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@Spiritof_76 5 ай бұрын

The moisture when using a torch is a byproduct of combustion on the room temp metal, not water coming out of the metal. As the metal gets hotter, the moisture disappears as it transitions to a gaseous state. I'm going to cerakote a pair of those exact manifolds. Thanks for showing your process.

@ACDesignsGarage 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!!!

@AnthonyCelata 4 ай бұрын

You beat me to the punch. 100% correct. There is no moisture being pulled out of that metal its condensation. Science.....

@73SDR Ай бұрын

@@AnthonyCelata Certainly much of what can be seen is combustion moisture being deposited on the iron, and then evaporated. I don't see why that would preclude moisture already on the iron from also being evaporated. I've got manifold project going on now, and I'm planning on using a heat gun blowing into it for a few minutes to avoid the issue.

@AnthonyCelata Ай бұрын

@@73SDR There is no moisture. You'll get better results if you just wash it with dish soap and water. At least then you would have a reason to dry it.

@gertjevanpoppel7270 5 ай бұрын

A lot from the moisture is not coming from the cast iron but from the map gas itself. When map gas burn a lot of moisture is released from the gas molecules burning process. Burning map gas It can also leave a soot residue . Maybe it's a better idea to use a old electric oven to heat up and degassing the parts 😀

@ACDesignsGarage 5 ай бұрын

The oven is a great idea!!!!

@vg23air 9 күн бұрын

this is one way to do it, not the right way, but it's one way.

@fixinstuff9662 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the idea. Now I'm looking at the specs on Cerakote. Mapp gas is a mixture that includes propane and the propane turns into water and carbon dioxide when it burns. While the metal is still cool, some of that moisture from the torch will condense on the manifold before it warms up. As long as you can keep the cast iron warmer than the ambient temperature, it won't take on moisture. Ovens work great if you have one just for shop use.

@ACDesignsGarage 11 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks for the tips!!!!

@fixinstuff9662 11 ай бұрын

It looks great, hopefully it lasts for a long time @@ACDesignsGarage

@robtownsen1100 8 ай бұрын

mapp or propane add a lot of moisture, best off to use heat lamps. I have tested heated products with propane, then heat lamps. You can see the moisture disappear after it has been heated with propane. The heat lamp bulbs significantly reduce flash rust. This has been my experience.

@VashSpiegel 11 ай бұрын

Run a file over the edges of the tape, makes trimming quicker.

@fixinstuff9662 11 ай бұрын

That does work great.

@ACDesignsGarage 11 ай бұрын

Ill try that, I usually use a sanding block but got in a hurry, but a file would work better! Thanks for the tip!!!!!!

@Kurnacopia 5 ай бұрын

Outstanding point...thanks.

@immytay65 11 ай бұрын

I've learned a bit from this channel, makes me want to take on another project this winter, thanks so much.

@ACDesignsGarage 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, go ahead and get that project, everyone needs 3 lol

@jamespolucha8790 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, I’m owing to try it

@ACDesignsGarage 3 ай бұрын

You got this its pretty fun to spray!!!!

@UnconventionalMetal 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for this, I was wondering about it and you’ve opened my mind to another possibility.

@ACDesignsGarage 11 ай бұрын

I love this stuff, just ordered some more for my wheels!!

@Brandonscode 11 ай бұрын

You can help that sand blaster window out with some rubbing alcohol and then clear packing tape! There some good KZfaq videos showing the trick to make it clear again

@ACDesignsGarage 11 ай бұрын

Thanks ill try that!!!!

@jeffflanagan2814 11 ай бұрын

Link please?

@vg23air 9 күн бұрын

you can do better with mothers aluminum polish, also works on yellow car headlights and it's easier and faster than specific products made for that purpose

@kickasspowdercoating 5 ай бұрын

Hey you don't need to tape off the header its better to coat all of it inside and out so it protects the metal .

@ACDesignsGarage 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip, I haven't mounted them yet, ill go back and spray them. I wasn't sure if it would effect the sealing.

@Kurnacopia 5 ай бұрын

duhhh....excellent point. I am too used to paint prepping.

@yves3560 8 ай бұрын

How to turn a 5 minute video into a 25 minute one...

@syn4057 2 ай бұрын

It’s called “making content”. He also showed every bit of work. Not everyone knows how to do all the prep work to make paint stick. How properly paint and the wonderful idea of using eye hook bolts. You maybe very knowledgeable and that’s great. Maybe you should make KZfaq videos to help new builders, like he is doing.

@charlescarter9270 2 ай бұрын

It looks good but if you used 8 oz you put it on way too thick. I've done a set of manifolds, set of shorty headers, multiple small parts, bolts, nuts etc and I'm still not at 8oz. Also, no reason to mask off areas on the manifold.

@rtkracht 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@ACDesignsGarage 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@ACDesignsGarage 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!!!!!!

@scottfromfl6828 11 ай бұрын

It looks good I wouldn't do the valve covers just my opinion

@ACDesignsGarage 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment, I agree with you, I think im gonna stay black on the valve covers.

@bmclaurine 6 ай бұрын

Sorry but until I see a ceracote part that's been in use for a while, I doubt that this will not burn off

@ACDesignsGarage 6 ай бұрын

Ill post it up later on, ive saw a ton of it ran and still looks new. For the price you cant go to wrong!!!

@mikelmorgan6409 5 ай бұрын

They cerakote the tops of pistons.

@rtkracht 11 ай бұрын

I am definitely going to try this. I’d like to try the Black Velvet color on the headers and side pipes I’ll be installing on my Corvette. Is the sand blasting a requirement because I can’t get them in my blast cabinet? Sure would like to see your exhaust after a couple of actual heat cycles. Cerakote has got to be head and shoulders better than any high temperature paint for that price. Pretty sure it will take several bottles for my project. Now that my shop is out of the 100+ degrees maybe I can get back to work. Thanks for the video. Learned a lot.

@ACDesignsGarage 11 ай бұрын

Your very welcome, Im going to use a DA sander and 80 grit to do the other pipes, they wont fit in my cabinet eaither. I may do a sample spray out and heat it with a torch. Im gonna do my valve covers with that black velvet also.

@rtkracht 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Man!

@davidhaas2528 6 ай бұрын

As per Cerakote's training manual, sandblasting with 100 grit media is a must. It needs a very fine, toothy profile to properly adhere. @@rtkracht

@Wofski 11 ай бұрын

Looks good!!!

@ACDesignsGarage 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

@arnoldwilson3719 4 ай бұрын

next time when you tape up flanges just take a rubber mallet to the edges to remove excess tape faster.

@ACDesignsGarage 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!!!!!

@greenman7yyy 4 ай бұрын

I'd like to see how it looks after use, like a year of driving.

@ACDesignsGarage 4 ай бұрын

Me to lol, I need to get back on that truck, ive seen other guys manifolds and they look brand new after alot of running!!!!

@davidhaas2528 6 ай бұрын

How have these held up? Cast can be tricky with Cerakote. I always degrease tank them, sand blast, outgas for a couple hours, blast again, then coat.

@davidhaas2528 6 ай бұрын

Also, it is perfectly fine to coat the flange mating surfaces. it actually tends to help from rust creeping under the coating.

@lewisla2010 9 ай бұрын

Nice video! Curious how that sample card turned out with the 80grit prep?

@ACDesignsGarage 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, I did my exhaust pipes with 80 on a DA sander and it looked exactly the same. It turned out just like the blasted!!!!

@jeffersonheath7065 6 ай бұрын

Nice... is there a waiting period between coats?

@ACDesignsGarage 6 ай бұрын

10 to 15 minutes is what they say between coats, thanks for watching!!!

@charlescarter9270 2 ай бұрын

Actually they say apply in a single application, 1 to 2 mils thick, which isn't much. Just enough to cover the item. If it ever runs it's too thick.

@barenekid9695 3 ай бұрын

Product might be Good but the Shipping charges equal the already Pricey cost of Cerakote.

@ACDesignsGarage 3 ай бұрын

Yeah shipping stinks, sometimes jegs does some deals on shipping. But unless you have something else to cerakote your probably better off buying it finished like you said!!!

@jimprodan6776 6 ай бұрын

Why wouldn't you Blast them first? Now they need to be cleaned again to get all the dust off them.

@ACDesignsGarage 6 ай бұрын

I did blow them off then shot them with brake clean right before coating them.If you watch cerakots videos they don't clean them after blasting for some reason

@BrianReno-qy9wk 5 ай бұрын

Still going to be hot inside the uncoated metal. Probably be even worse for the engine the heat can't escape. Jet hot flow coats the inside and outside

@ACDesignsGarage 5 ай бұрын

I dont think the cerakote is really a great heat barrier but I could be wrong, they do sell this exact manifold pre cerakoted. Ill let everyone know how it does.

@jonathanhensley8685 2 ай бұрын

Please don’t use the chlorinated brake cleaner with the torch. It’s extremely bad for your lungs and health. 👍🏼

@ACDesignsGarage 2 ай бұрын

I never buy that stuff ,it's bad news

@strokermaverick 11 ай бұрын

Make sure, to show it on the running engine.

@ACDesignsGarage 11 ай бұрын

Definitely will do, I still have to break the cam in, so will give it a run for the money lol

@BrianReno-qy9wk 5 ай бұрын

The inside is even more important. Watch a jet hot video or the way they cost the top of a part but not the back or inside. The uncoated part is sky high temps

@joseantoniodaly4875 6 ай бұрын

Does cerakote gets mixed with a solvent or used pure ?

@ACDesignsGarage 6 ай бұрын

The air cure that I used in the video is straight out of the bottle. All you do is shake it real good then strain it and put it in the gun!!! The H seris has to be catalyzed and heat cured.

@joseantoniodaly4875 6 ай бұрын

@@ACDesignsGarage I bought C series !

@vrcustoms7 Ай бұрын

Which product did u use?

@ACDesignsGarage Ай бұрын

The air dry c series

@BondanHeru 7 ай бұрын

Anyone ever try on 2 stroke exhaust chamber coating?

@greasydot 9 ай бұрын

How did your oven work out that yall built

@ACDesignsGarage 9 ай бұрын

Pretty well, I think it needs another burner so it comes back up to temperature after you open the door. I really like this C seris I used on these manafolds, its air dry no need for a oven. Ill try to shoot a video on the oven cure soon. Thank you for the support!!!

@greasydot 9 ай бұрын

@@ACDesignsGarage awesome. I am thinking of getting into doing scopes, rifles and pistols is why I was asking. I have an upright freezer I am going to get all the plastic out and line with durarock cement board and an old electric oven for smaller parts and 22 inch barrels.

@s2k442 6 ай бұрын

Thats a lot of work and not everyone has access to a sand blaster. Interesting video though. I will take my motorcycle headers to a professional powder coater instead.

@ACDesignsGarage 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, you can use 80 grit on a da sander on smooth surfaces, but the cast stuff is hard to get in the nooks to get a good bite.

@marccheckpoint5353 4 ай бұрын

Why not to blast first ?

@ACDesignsGarage 4 ай бұрын

I like to clean them first cause you can push the grease and contaminants down in the material.

@chevypowerish Ай бұрын

Cerakote is absolute junk. My headers, coated by a cerakote dealer is rusting about 5k miles.

@user-rb1yf4he9q 3 ай бұрын

Always trust a guy with a country accent when working on a car.

@ACDesignsGarage 3 ай бұрын

For sure lol!!!!

@user-rb1yf4he9q 3 ай бұрын

@@ACDesignsGarage the last place for real mechanics. Can always make something out of nothing and make it work better than original. And I’m saying this as a Californian whose car took a crap in Georgia and the kid fixed it without ever working on that model. Bravo southern ingenuity!

@jeepinSD 4 күн бұрын

Just because you’re not mechanically inclined doesn’t mean they’re better than Californians.

@user-rb1yf4he9q 4 күн бұрын

Completely agree ( from experience ). This goes for any rural mechanic. They just seem to get it.