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Offline thebearded1

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Cerakote chromex coatings for exhaust and motor
« on: March 14, 2016, 03:23:00 PM »
Has anyone ever used any of the Cerakote coatings before? I see they make a Chromex one which can be polished like aluminum as well as black and other satin colors.  I'm thinking about doing my exhaust in either chrome or a gunmetal. They also have a heat dissipating coating that I thought about for the engine but it has to be baked on at 500-600F. Not sure if that would cause problems baking the cylinders, head and valve cover.

Anyone have any experience with these? Price? Durability?
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Re: Cerakote chromex coatings for exhaust and motor
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2016, 05:51:05 PM »
Takes a lot of elbow grease to polish the cerakote chrome. The big outfits polish them in a vibratory tumbler and make em look like chrome, hard to get the same finish by hand with steel wool.

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Re: Cerakote chromex coatings for exhaust and motor
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2016, 04:10:16 PM »
Thanks for the input. Looks like if I do go this route I wont do chrome. How much was it to do your exhaust calj?
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