Header coatings - Part Two

[Jack Matyas]

What a process this has been .First I want to thank those of you that sent me PM's and phoned with advise .And of coarse those who responded here on ClassRacer have added many choices into the mix .

Because of the Holidays and some of the companies taking their time getting back to me not to mention I've been a little busy its' taken a little longer than I would have liked . Here we are in March and now the red rush is on ...........All that and the fact I wanted a change on these pipes before they were coated .They took a short trip to GAS Racing in Allentown , PA where Tommy Goldman welded on a nice set of down tubes so that the underside of my GTO would no longer get black and filthy . Tommy got it figured just right so that the exhaust will exit toward the side and I'll be plenty happy . Tired of waiting to see who I picked - here it is - after speaking with several companies that were recommended I chose Competitive Edge Coatings in Hartford, CT.I spoke with Damon there several times and felt his company would be the right choice for me .Besides racers and myself liking this company several commercial companies I spoke with have done business with them and had many good things to say .

As you will see from my pics the headers I just sent them we're ugly even though they were done a little over two years ago - bad enough that I won't mention the name of the company that did them first .Plenty of rust and scale for sure ........

Boxed 'em up nice and off to the Post Office .

You can check out their website at WWW.COMPETITIVEEDGECOATINGS.COM or you can call Damon direct at 860 882-0762 if you have questions .

I'll try and keep you informed on their progress and how they turn out .

[Ed Fernandez]

Jack,I think that's the old Air Borne facility.I had my headers done in 2001 by them and they still look good.I think you'll be satisfied with their work if it's still the same quality as when mine were done.I believe the present owner was a worker there when it was Air Borne and he bought the business.

[gmonde]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Jack,I think that's the old Air Borne facility.I had my headers done in 2001 by them and they still look good.I think you'll be satisfied with their work if it's still the same quality as when mine were done.I believe the present owner was a worker there when it was Air Borne and he bought the business.

thats now central ct coatings,i had a set done there and didnt last a year,the place jack is sending his stuff is in hartford as well ,dont know how there stuff last but we will find out ,i work 10 minutes from both places gmonde

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by gmonde

thats now central ct coatings,i had a set done there and didnt last a year,the place jack is sending his stuff is in hartford as well ,dont know how there stuff last but we will find out ,i work 10 minutes from both places gmonde

I guess since their affiliation with Air Borne is no more the quality went south.Too bad.

[1320racer]

Central Connecticut Coatings



Gene Schaeffer...

"Born and raised in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. Gene graduated from Millersville University in 1976 with a degree in biology. His career began as a chemist developing high temperature coatings. In 1987, he was hired by High Performance Coatings™ (HPC™) in Manchester, CT as General Manager. In 1994 he co-founded AirBorn Coatings Inc.™ In January of 2006 AirBorn Coatings™ CT changed its name to Central Connecticut Coatings Inc.
Gene has 30 years experience in coating formulation and coating processing."


has been coating my headers as well taking care of all my powder coating needs since '95.

Just had my wheelie bars powder coated.

His product and service are second to none. Good guy and every racer I have recommended to him has been very happy with his product and service too.

[mannymen]

Ed good to know. Just 45 mins from the house.

[Chad Rhodes]

Or you could have sent them to NitroPlate. They not only have an outstanding product, and great customer service, they also support class racing. In an era where less companies are really supporting class racing, I'd go out of my way to support those who support us, but thats just me

[rallye bob]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

Or you could have sent them to NitroPlate. They not only have an outstanding product, and great customer service, they also support class racing. In an era where less companies are really supporting class racing, I'd go out of my way to support those who support us, but thats just me

I agree..........

[Jeff Lee]

When I post something about a good experience & product (torque plate I posted about recently as an example) along with an easy reference website, it gets deleted by the admin.

[Ed Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

When I post something about a good experience & product (torque plate I posted about recently as an example) along with an easy reference website, it gets deleted by the admin.

Ken just doesn't like you Jeff. LOL