rust treatment for headers

[RWebb]

any ideas on what I can spray on some "headers" that are rusty to fixz them up a bit?

they are on a Vanagon (not my 911) so there is no way I am gonna take them off and get them ceramic coated or anything spendy or time consuming...

I'd like to just hose them down with something, but not sure what would work

[m21sniper]

you can try spraying high temp engine paint on them but it wont stay. IMO nothing really works but coatings. Alternatively you can wrap them in header tape.

[azasadny]

Wurth high-temp paint has worked on my 911's exhaust for three years now... Prep the metal (sand, clean, primer), then spray the Wurth on and let dry. Worked for me...

[m21sniper]

The sanding no doubt helped a lot. Rust+paint is not the best combonation, lol.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Swain coat for long-term.

[fastfredracing]

I have used eastwood's manifold dressing many times, and it holds up real well. It is a brush on application so it looks a little funny unitl you cook it .

[RWebb]

Thx all. I am looking for the absolute lowest labor (mine) lowest cost "solution." It's a VW, not my 911 (!)

Funny, I looked at the Eastwood web site for their manifold dressing -- they said it had to be repeated every month or so. Maybe that was for top notch looks. I may give them a call.