| Author | Message | ||
     Randomchaos |
Got my header wrap put on the bike today. Took me about 1 1/2 hours to do, but was well worth the time and effort! This stuff was extremely messy BTW. Look at all the crud it left on my engine  bike in all of her glory. Wrap is still wet and waiting to be cured.  Closeup of the wrap, wet and waiting for curing.  Wrap after curing. Not as dark black, but a nice dark grey.  | ||
| Greg_e |
Ideally you are supposed to remove the headers to wrap them. | ||
| Randomchaos |
Yea, but sadly, I do not have the area nor the tools to do that, so had to go with wrapping them on the bike. | ||
| Firebolt32 |
Imagine that in orange now. I couldn't get the top header lose so I left it on. That is gonna be pretty tough to get off. I may not have to worry about it now. I'm awaiting word on if the insurance company is going to total the Bolt or not!  | ||
| Paint_shaker |
Nice looking!!! No real need to remove the headers to wrap them.. It just makes it easier. I did ine twice with them on the bike. Just wash it after the wrap job. (Message edited by Paint_shaker on January 20, 2010) | ||
| Wardamneagle |
I did mine with the headers still on (although unbolted) and it turned out real well. Looks good Geoff | ||
| Pkforbes87 |
If you want a darker black look with minimal fade and better insulation properties, check out some high temp silicone spray paint. Just spray it right on top of the wrap. Two or three pretty thick coats should do the trick. The wrap soaks up a lot of paint so it takes more than you would think before the color really starts to look dark. I got mine from Orielly's.  http://www.designengineering.com/products.asp?m=sp &pid=13 | ||
| Union_man |
+1 to the DEI high temp spray. I apply it when I first put the wrap on (After it is DRY) and, any time I want to "freshen" them up! An additional benefit to using the spray is it reduces the fraying of the wrap too! I also use it to cover surface rust on the muffler! (I know...it's lazy. In the USMC we would have called it "Liquid Clean") | ||
| Greg_e |
I need to get my headers off so I can wrap them... DOing this on the bike would require being out in the cold for several hours and I have no desire to do this. Also I bought the "natural" color wrap and the white paint to match the white plastics. Probably going to look like crap but I'm going to give it a try. | ||
| Aptbldr |
Keeping white painted wrap white sounds challenging if bike's a rider. | ||
| Randomchaos |
How do you guys prep the bike so you don't get over spray all over it when spraying the header wrap? | ||
| Paint_shaker |
Aluminum foil on the motor and where needed(be careful not to tear it). A sheet to cover the bike. Tape to keep the sheet in place/ postition. | ||
| Nillaice |
like dis?  or  like dis? |
