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

cutta · 05-13-2009, 02:28 PM

Need some help guys, what do you suggest?

hadtobethere · 05-13-2009, 03:04 PM

maybe a big box

BEDNAR1320 · 05-13-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by hadtobethere

maybe a big box

You forgot to say it should be made of cardboard

Myron Piatek · 05-13-2009, 05:43 PM

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.

Rob Petrie E395 · 05-13-2009, 05:46 PM

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.

John Leichtamer Jr · 05-13-2009, 07:53 PM

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

Hammer

Chad Rhodes · 05-13-2009, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by John Leichtamer Jr

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

Hammer

what he said

Jim Wahl · 05-13-2009, 10:24 PM

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

joe176 · 05-14-2009, 05:09 AM

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

Run to Rund · 05-14-2009, 09:42 AM

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.

05-13-2009, 02:28 PM	#1
cutta Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 347 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 2 Posts	Need to send off some headers: What should I package them in to prevent damage? Need some help guys, what do you suggest? __________________ Adriel Paradise, Paradise Racing Team Driver/Crew Chief(at least my dad claims me to be) B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas

05-13-2009, 03:04 PM	#2
hadtobethere Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 243 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Need to send off some headers: What should I package them in to prevent damage? maybe a big box Last edited by hadtobethere; 05-13-2009 at 03:08 PM.

05-13-2009, 05:43 PM	#4
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	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. __________________ LOCOMOTION Racing

05-13-2009, 05:46 PM	#5
Rob Petrie E395 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Woodlawn IL Posts: 1,092 Likes: 162 Liked 216 Times in 77 Posts	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.

05-13-2009, 07:53 PM	#6
John Leichtamer Jr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orange City Fl Posts: 764 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	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

05-13-2009, 10:24 PM	#8
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,845 Likes: 670 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	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 __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

05-14-2009, 05:09 AM	#9
joe176 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NY Posts: 601 Likes: 36 Liked 41 Times in 9 Posts	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.

05-14-2009, 09:42 AM	#10
Run to Rund Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 584 Likes: 9 Liked 54 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Need to send off some headers: What should I package them in to prevent damage? 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.