Jet Hot Coatings Testimonial

Some time back I was double checking my base timing, chasing an EFI tune problem and I over-temped my headers, cooking the ceramic coating. I think I turned the air blue when I realized my mistake :o and I've been looking at alternatives since. Thought about painting them satin black, or hi-temp silver, or wrapping with header tape, but none of those really appealed to me. I also knew that I was going to re-do my baffles, so I had not been a hurry to recoat until that was done.

Today I called a local shop and was amazed that their price was about 1/3 higher than I had originally paid Jet Hot, but I was also looking at shipping, down time, etc, etc. Still, I decided to drop Jet Hot a note, telling them of my stupid mistake, and asking for a quote to re-coat. I attached before & after photo's, and to my surprise they came back and told me that my coating has a lifetime warranty, and that if I get the headers to them they will recoat and send them back :D:D:D I was amazed that they would re-work the headers under warranty!! :D

Jet Hot does a fantastic job on their coatings, and I now know that they are a stand-up company that goes above and beyond expectations for their product. Anything I need a high temp coating on in the future will be going to Jet Hot, no questions asked.

That's kewl! Good to know that there are some good guys out there still!

where are they located

Roger, that's great to hear. I spoke to them recently to get a price to coat my Sanderson headers, the facility I called was in North Carolina. Since you are centrally located in the US, like fisher mentioned above, I'm curious which location you used.

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Roger, that's great to hear. I spoke to them recently to get a price to coat my Sanderson headers, the facility I called was in North Carolina. Since you are centrally located in the US, like fisher mentioned above, I'm curious which location you used.

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I'm actually working with their Arizona facility, because their shop load is light at this time. They're headquarters is in NC, and they have shops in OK City and Tempe, AZ. We are heading out th AZ in a few weeks, and I think I'm going to hand carry them out & back to save the shipping costs.

Good call Rog.
Have used the Tempe store many times while I had the shop in AZ
Great people 2 deal with.

I'm amazed at the abuse that Jet Hot coating takes. When I bought my Sanderson headers, they tried pushing their coating - my comment was that I "knew" Jet Hot, but had no clue who they used. The woman (the owner) got a little snarly with me, but it was my choice and dollars. By the time I was done with them, it probably cost $50 bucks more

Mine were done in Mississippi

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...d/DSCN1751.jpg

That's after a couple of seasons, with the photo taken since it was put to bed for the winter and haven't been cleaned (even yet:o)I also had the intake done with Jet Hot. It's real easy to get gas stains off rather then trying to clean raw aluminum

Ahh a troll has hit the site!!!

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Ahh a troll has hit the site!!!

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Flagged it to Bill about 15 minutes ago....

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Flagged it to Bill about 15 minutes ago....

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Swatted like the fly he was

Darn, missed it!

Dang - Love a big swatter carriers:D (not that you are big, Bill)

Thanks

Back to the topic at hand. I've been waiting to make a decision on a header coating. Can they also do used headers?

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Originally Posted by 34_40

Back to the topic at hand. I've been waiting to make a decision on a header coating. Can they also do used headers?

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Yes, that's basically what they're doing on my re-coat - they've got >4000miles of run time. Even on the re-coat they media blast clean, then coat inside & out. Here's the link to their site - http://www.jet-hot.com/coatings/

Mike - look at my post and photo above

Thanks Guys! I was waiting for a good referral, now I have it!

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Thanks Guys! I was waiting for a good referral, now I have it!

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Mike,
Debi Heath, (480) 838-1815 is the Senior Account Exec in their Arizona location, but she can direct your order to any of three locations for fastest turn around. Like Don said, they're great people to deal with!!

Always good to see a company stand up behind their warranty, so many companies offer a warranty then won't do a thing when you have a problem. This is also probably why companies like Jet Hot are still thriving when so many other companies just fall by the wayside.... Customer service means a lot!!!

I had a bad experience with JetHot on my '29 Ford headers twelve years ago, I sent a set of outside-the-frame headers and collectors to JetHot in Mississippi. I got back collectors with small dents and headers with dirt in the finish. They said they would do them over but I had to pay the cost of shipping, which was a fortune because the package was too long for UPS and had to go freight. Pissed me off. So JetHot is not high on my preferred vendor list. The freight company may have been responsible for the dents, the the dirt in the finish was clearly bad quality control. To their credit, they will recoat headers one time if a hot exhaust screws up the finish. Perhaps their other two plants provide better results.

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I had a bad experience with JetHot on my '29 Ford headers twelve years ago, I sent a set of outside-the-frame headers and collectors to JetHot in Mississippi. I got back collectors with small dents and headers with dirt in the finish. They said they would do them over but I had to pay the cost of shipping, which was a fortune because the package was too long for UPS and had to go freight. Pissed me off. So JetHot is not high on my preferred vendor list. The freight company may have been responsible for the dents, the the dirt in the finish was clearly bad quality control. To their credit, they will recoat headers one time if a hot exhaust screws up the finish. Perhaps their other two plants provide better results.

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Lynn,
Can't argue with a bad experience, but they no longer have a Mississippi plant according to their website. Transport of something like headers is always a crapshoot, and I think I paid $70 the first time for UPS including them boxing them to ensure they'd accept liability. I'm lucky to be planning a trip to the Tempe area in a few weeks, so I'm simply carrying them out & back in the SUV, which is good on both sides. Helped me make the decision on taking the Jeep, or riding in comfort, too!!

Good idea, Roger. I would never send anything like that again. I would plan on delivering them in person.

Id like have this done to my headers. I hear there is some break in time for the coating? and dont put them on a new engine till its broke in? so will break in engine, then over some down time aka -winter- send out for coating.

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Id like have this done to my headers. I hear there is some break in time for the coating? and dont put them on a new engine till its broke in? so will break in engine, then over some down time aka -winter- send out for coating.

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The issue is not so much breaking in the coating as it is getting the engine tuned before you install the coated headers. On mine I used an old set of cast manifolds with extension pipes about 18" long to start and tune. After I thought it was right I installed the coated headers and all was good. Then about six months down the road I was chasing a tuning problem, and decided I needed to check my base timing setting. Taking the computer out of the loop gave me fire at TDC, which dumped a ton of raw fuel into the exhaust and turned my headers a nice rosy pink which cooked the ceramic in about five seconds. I now know that I did not need to take the computer out of the loop, but instead could have simply checked the light reading against the computer set point reading.

Once you have your timing locked in, known right; and your mixture dialed in right you're safe to have them coated. Mine look great again, and I don't hesitate recommending Jet Hot. Good people, good product and great customer service.

Here's the visual on the recoat. Jet Hot did a great job, and the headers blend in perfectly with the polished aluminum on the engine.

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Looks Great! Will it change at all?

Roger - look great. As an aside, Meguire's Aluminum polish works well on them for continued shine. I assume that Mother's will too. These at around 2K+/- miles:

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Nice to see they stand by their product!

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Looks Great! Will it change at all?

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I had a bit of concern when they started smoking on the first start & warm-up, but it was just the ceramic "burning in" and it did not change the appearance at all. They should stay just like this, with an occasional polish. Jet Hot recommended something like Mothers, but like Dave says Meguire's or a similar metal paste should work fine, too.

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I had a bit of concern when they started smoking on the first start & warm-up, but it was just the ceramic "burning in" and it did not change the appearance at all. They should stay just like this, with an occasional polish. Jet Hot recommended something like Mothers, but like Dave says Meguire's or a similar metal paste should work fine, too.

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That's good to know! Thanks Roger... :)

Well, I was blown away this morning when I got a personal "Thank You" call from Mike at Jet Hot, telling me that they really appreciated me sending my headers to them for coating, and this is with a warranty re-coat!! I told him that he can rest assured that when I get to the point of needing things coated in the future they will be headed to a Jet Hot facility. Not only do they do great work, they have amazing customer service.

I had recieved a quote but hadn't sent the headers in. They e-mail me once in a while to let me know the quote will still be good and the pricing hasn't changed. I appreciate that!

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I had recieved a quote but hadn't sent the headers in. They e-mail me once in a while to let me know the quote will still be good and the pricing hasn't changed. I appreciate that!

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The downside to any service supplier not in your area is shipping, both cost and potential damage. I was lucky that we had a trip planned to the Phoenix area that coincided with my re-coat, which saved the cost and ensured safe travels. Packing to prevent rubs & impacts is very important, as is insurance for the trip if it's an option.