Anthony Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Ok, I may be getting old, but the shiney exhaust pipe going brown is getting me down. I am looking at having the system coated, does anyone have any experience of Camcoat ( as used on an MG is born ) or Zicotec. What is the likely cost ? Do they do inside and out ? What is the trun around time ? Did they return them unscratched ? many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Thompson Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 What about wrapping it in Thermo tec Ant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Autosol and fine steel wool for me ! ****************** And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking... And racing around to come up behind you again. photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Anthony Robmar had his exhaust coated by Camcoat however, it suffered with stone chips (he has now removed it) and he advised against it when I was looking into this. I considered giving the system to Zircotec however, it was not cheap, IIRC £30 per foot, so I decided against it. Mark D Comp Sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted June 19, 2007 Author Share Posted June 19, 2007 Thanks chaps, Apologies for my spelling. Jue, I had the pipes wrapped on the x-flow and it always looked untidy. I will have a chat with Zirotec and see what they say ( they are in didcot son not too difficult ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Mupferit Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Out of interest, I have had the primaries on both my 7s camcoated with the 'cermakrome' finish and neither of them have suffered from stone chips. I saw my old car again last November and 15000 miles on from when I sold it the coating is still good. My present car shows no signs of stone chips on the primaries after 7500 miles or so although the sideskin all around it looks like a pock marked adolescent! I have to say though that having seen the black finish they do, on a few cars now, they all looked rather sorry for themselves after a short while. The 'cermakrome' finish does look very good IMO and just never changes colour no matter how hot it gets, even on the rolling road recently. Brent 2.3 DURATEC SV Reassuringly Expensive R 417.39 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Brent Rob's exhaust did have the black camcoat Mark D Comp Sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Mupferit Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Ah, so maybe the black finish just isn't as durable or resistant to impact damage as the aluminised looking finish of the 'Cermakrome'. I'm very happy with mine so lucky I chose that finish. Brent 2.3 DURATEC SV Reassuringly Expensive R 417.39 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 some picture http://www.margel.net/caterham/shiny_exhaust.htm of my exhaust after a few years with camcoat, it did what it said on the tin in terms of cooling everything quickly, didn't stop the click tho rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Mupferit Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Did you get it done by Camcoat themselves or with the DIY kit they sell in Demon Tweeks? Brent 2.3 DURATEC SV Reassuringly Expensive R 417.39 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 camcoat - inside and out, it didn't have an easy life tho, but it looked horrible at the end, looked good at first, can highly recommend those local polishers tho rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 A small word of warning to unsuspecting numpties like me - if you are going to remove the exhaust primaries - disconnect the battery earth lead first. I got them off the car ok, but on refitting, had a lovely sparkler display as one contacted the uninsulated live terminal on the alternator and grounded it to the edge of the hole in the sideskin. Fortunatley managed to pull it off before it welded itself in place !! Don't seem to have done any harm ? ****************** And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking... And racing around to come up behind you again. photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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