Need to send off some headers: What should I package them in to prevent damage?
 

Need some help guys, what do you suggest?

Re: Need to send off some headers: What should I package them in to prevent damage?
 

maybe a big box

Re: Need to send off some headers: What should I package them in to prevent damage?
 

You forgot to say it should be made of cardboard:)

Re: Need to send off some headers: What should I package them in to prevent damage?
 

I'd suggest taping some extra layers of cardboard onto all end-areas of the headers that will be against the box walls to help prevent them from wearing/breaking through during shipping, like the flange area at the front of each header. Obviously the more pieces they disassemble into, the more "sharp edges" you have to protect. Disassembled primary tube ends and the collectors where the primaries enter need extra cardboard to protect from denting because the walls are thinner than the flanges. They should be positioned towards the middle and/or top of the box.

Then concentrate on wrapping the tubes with bubble wrap or something to protect them from clanking against each other. Obviously you will have to take them out after a "trial-fitting" to wrap.

It's no easy task because you have to interlock the pipes to some degree like a jigsaw puzzle to minimize the size of the box. It will takes several tries to get it packed right.

Check with furniture, office supply and appliance stores for bigger boxes and when might be a good time to check back before they crush/recycle them.

Re: Need to send off some headers: What should I package them in to prevent damage?
 

For the box goto U-haul store they make a box that is for hanging clothes its the perfect size for most headers and they are about 8 -10 bucks if I remember right. Thats what I did the first time and then I just saved the box when they come back from getting coated to ship the next set.

Re: Need to send off some headers: What should I package them in to prevent damage?
 

Remember to send them to NITROPLATE the best coating company out there.

Hammer

Re: Need to send off some headers: What should I package them in to prevent damage?
 

what he said

Re: Need to send off some headers: What should I package them in to prevent damage?
 

Absolutely correct! Nitroplate is the only company still paying contingency and supports the racer to the max! Jim

Re: Need to send off some headers: What should I package them in to prevent damage?
 

UPS store has a golf bag box that works perfect.....and buy alot of bubble wrap also.

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The problem with bubble wrap is that sharp edges can puncture the bubbles. A good pad is the cheap 1" thick styrofoam sheet available in 4x4' or 4x8' iirc at Home Depot.