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3 Reasons to Use Ceramic Coating On Exhausts

Let’s start with the obvious reason: ceramic coating to headers and other exhaust parts create a stand-out look for your car or motorcycle.

American Dry Stripping™ & Xtreme Coatings helps people restore their exhausts to look better than new. We are based in Milford, Connecticut and serve customers in metropolitan New York and surrounding counties, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Contact us to learn more.

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We offer a pick-up and delivery service.

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The Ceramic Coating Protection

It’s not all about looks, however.

Exhaust and turbo parts in high-performance engines take a beating. If you’re investing in a vehicle at this standard, the second reason is the best: protection.

A quality ceramic coating increases the longevity of parts by protecting them from road salts and chemicals, the heat of the engine and corrosive exhaust.

That engine heat is a biggie. Heat concentrates in those pipe bends and curves. This makes the metal more prone to degrade over time. Hot spots can lead to pin holes as exhaust gases erode the inner substrate. Ceramic coatings retain the heat in the housing, which helps manage thermal tumbling due to thermal cycling.

Improving performance

The third reason to apply ceramic coating to exhaust — and most bragged out — is performance.

Ceramic coating helps to increase speed and maintain the quality of exhaust gas flow. Ceramic coating will improve the performance of your headers, turbo parts, and exhaust pipes. It ensures a smooth flow of exhaust, leading to increased horsepower.

Turbo ceramic coated in Black wrinkle
Turbo ceramic coated in Black Wrinkle

Even if you are already using a high-grade stainless steel or titanium set, ceramic coatings assist in eliminating back pressure allowing for more effective release of exhaust. This further improves performance.

Ceramic coatings reduce heat soak in the engine by keeping the heat in the pipes. This lessens the risk of damaging plastic parts, wiring harnesses, and spark plug wires.

A good quality ceramic coating job can increase the horsepower in your vehicle and improve other engine and exhaust system functions.

Getting the look you want

Have a question about colors? In our Xtreme shop, Tone keeps samples of our Cerakote colors. Not all silver, grays, blacks and chromes are created equal! You will want to have a look and feel for yourself in person.

You can check them out online, or stop by the shop for a look.

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American Dry Stripping™ & Xtreme Coatings helps people restore their exhausts to look better than new. We are based in Milford, Connecticut and serve customers in metropolitan New York and surrounding counties, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Contact us to learn more.

We offer a pick-up and delivery service.

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Benefits of High Temperature Ceramic Coating

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We often get asked what are the benefits of high temperature ceramic coating for intake manifolds, headers and other parts of the exhaust system that generate excessive heat.

American Dry Stripping™ & Xtreme Coatings helps people with all of their ceramic coating needs. We are based in Milford, Connecticut and serve customers in metropolitan New York and surrounding counties, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Contact us to learn more.

Click the link below ⬇ to see our ceramic coating portfolio!

We offer a pick-up and delivery service.

Heat Offset

Using high temperature ceramic coating on the headers keeps the heat where you want it: inside the exhaust tubes. A ceramic coated header will reduce the heat in the engine bay and direct heat through the exhaust pipes which means…

Greater Engine Efficiency

Ceramic coatings help increase the speed and maintain the quality of exhaust gas flow. With an increase combustion chamber efficiency, fuel oxidizes more efficiently.

Chromex Ceramic Coatings
Chromex Ceramic Coating for exhaust.

Coated headers means a smooth flow of exhaust which can lead to an increase in horsepower.

Longevity of exhaust system (& other parts)

Ceramic coatings help reduce the thermal cycle and reduce surface temperatures. By reducing exposure of these parts to a constant hot-cool cycle, you reduce the risk of metal parts weakening.

By keeping the heat in the pipes you lessen the risk of excess heat damaging other engine parts like plastic parts, wiring harnesses, and spark plug wires.

Better Durability & Protection

High temperature ceramic coating protects parts from road salts, oil and gas, and other corrosive chemicals. These chemicals can cause rust in a very short period of time which will eventually put holes in your exhaust parts.

Depending on the coating, part life increases from two (2) to ten (10) times what is normal.

Appearance

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Skull face is ceramic coated and air-dried.

One of the most common reasons our customers want their headers and exhausts ceramic coated? They want a beautiful, custom look that will really pop.

We use Cerakote High Temperture Exhaust coatings, the industry leader, to ensure the best finish.

Chromex appears like chrome, but provides all the protection of ceramic.

Reds, golds, titaniums and blacks can be used to make a uniform or more custom look while protecting your vehicle.

Typical Uses for High Temperature Ceramic Coating

For vehicle coatings, the typical uses of high temperature ceramic coating is headers, exhaust systems, manifolds (exhaust and intakes), valve covers.

Expected Results

Ceramic coatings offer excellent thermal barrier characteristics. This means reduced under hood temperatures, accelerated exhaust gas velocity and a longer life expectancy for the entire exhaust system.


Have a question or ready for a quote? Contact us now.

American Dry Stripping™ & Xtreme Coatings helps people with all of their ceramic coating needs. We are based in Milford, Connecticut and serve customers in metropolitan New York and surrounding counties, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Contact us to learn more.

We offer a pick-up and delivery service.

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