Cermakrome - anybody had any experience of this?

[v8s4me]

Before I spend a lot of money on this does anyone have any experiece of this coating. I'm thinking of having the exhaust manifolds & Y piece done and possibly the plenum and rockwer covers. Thanks.

[Argent]

And they do look damn good!

A.

[V8 GRF]

I assume this isn't a DIY process due to the curing heat? So who offers this as a service?

[sunwharf]

Have a looksee here http://www.camcoat.com/1.Thermal%20Barriers/cermak...

Nick

[v8s4me]

Wow! Thanks for the photos. I think I'm sold. Cheers. Joe

[v8s4me]

Yep! Definately sold! Cheers, Joe

[dnb]

DIY is possible, but I would not recomend it. 500F is just within the temperature range of most kitchen ovens, although TVR manifolds tend to not fit in them. Good job I have a friend with a couple of catering ovens...

[spend]

You can nip down your local powder coaters and stick them in their ovens..

Do be aware though that the cermakrome is just a top coat over the basic ceramic coat and you have to cure the layers separately AFIK. Many of the coatings require keying with a blast of fine allyoxide and then handling with gloves until coated. Getting the micron thin coat to flow but still be translucent is also quite tricky (JC only knows how they do it internally!). Then you need to get them to an oven without handling the finish Luckily all the other things I have coated are smaller and don't need such high temps to cure, but the principles are the same.

Easier to let camcoat clean and coat for you IMHO, especially if they are doing the insides as well

[Quentin1]

Cerbera Speed Six Manifolds:



Available in different colours, this one called "Velvet Black".

Regards,
Björn.

[hiltonig]

you could go for Zircotech but compared to Camcoat mega expensive, yer pays yer money and takes yer choice

[jeboa]

Don't write off the Zircotec coating purely on price.

I got mine back just after Christmas, and for around £340 (incl. P&P) they will do the Primary Coating on both manifolds and the Y-piece.

Depends what you are after, Zircotec quote a 25% reduction in temp (for the Primary Coating), compared to 9% for ceramic paint. It's not as shiny though!!

[hiltonig]

jeboa said:

Don't write off the Zircotec coating purely on price.

I got mine back just after Christmas, and for around £340 (incl. P&P) they will do the Primary Coating on both manifolds and the Y-piece.

Depends what you are after, Zircotec quote a 25% reduction in temp (for the Primary Coating), compared to 9% for ceramic paint. It's not as shiny though!!

Hmm i got quoted a lot more than that !!

[pxw]

Had mine done about 3 years ago, not impressed I'm afraid, they started to show rust spots through fairly quickly, I'm now deciding to go the proper route and put some stainless manifolds on, probably what I should have done in the first place.
Do it right.... do it once!

Gordon

[jeboa]

hiltonig said:

jeboa said:

Don't write off the Zircotec coating purely on price.

I got mine back just after Christmas, and for around £340 (incl. P&P) they will do the Primary Coating on both manifolds and the Y-piece.

Depends what you are after, Zircotec quote a 25% reduction in temp (for the Primary Coating), compared to 9% for ceramic paint. It's not as shiny though!!

Hmm i got quoted a lot more than that !!

I think that may have been for the 'premium' coating, the primary range is cheaper. The premium offers about 33% reduction, over the primary's 25%.

Zircotec have a contract with Lamborghini for the Murciélago LP670-4 exhausts, so I would expect the coating to have been tested extensively. The way the coating is 'sprayed' on using a plasma jet is pretty unique.

[macdeb]

Blimey Quinny, had mine for less time and now look nothing like as good as yours. OK, but not as good. I seem to have a tarnished/dull look on manifolds though main cat is not as bad.

[v8s4me]

Where did you get your's done?

[spend]

Quinny said:

v8s4me said:

Where did you get your's done?

http://www.camcoat.u-net.com/Exhausts.htm

They did mine in 2004 and they still look fine.. Just plain black finish - I'm not one of these bejewelled Poofters like you often find on here

[Barreti]

Quinny said:

C3PO !!

You murdering humanoid Barsteward

You just wait till I tell R2D2, you're cooked human, cooked .....

[slideways]

spend said:

Quinny said:

v8s4me said:

Where did you get your's done?

http://www.camcoat.u-net.com/Exhausts.htm

They did mine in 2004 and they still look fine.. Just plain black finish - I'm not one of these bejewelled Poofters like you often find on here

Any pics Dave as i will be getting my bits coated and not sure which way to go.

ohhh err

Edited by slideways on Tuesday 26th January 23:25

[spend]

slideways said:

spend said:

Quinny said:

v8s4me said:

Where did you get your's done?

http://www.camcoat.u-net.com/Exhausts.htm

They did mine in 2004 and they still look fine.. Just plain black finish - I'm not one of these bejewelled Poofters like you often find on here

Any pics Dave as i will be getting my bits coated and not sure which way to go.

ohhh err

Edited by slideways on Tuesday 26th January 23:25

Well at least your'e in the right forum for that

I think I only have a pic of the y-piece if thats any good Richard? As you can imagine satin black doesn't show up too well when you try & take a snap