How to Maintain Coatings

Congratulations for choosing the finest coatings available. Our exhaust coatings are to provide a durable, long lasting finish.

coatings are guaranteed, no-nonsense products, which are proven winners in every facet of motorsports. If properly maintained your protected parts will provide you with years of satisfaction. The following are some helpful suggestions to maintain your coated components.

Engine break-in and dyno testing When breaking-in a new engine, valve train, or when dyno testing, it is extremely important to insure that adequate heat-quench occurs to the coated exhaust components. Stagnant air coupled with the high engine RPM's associated with break-in or dyno testing can result in exhaust components exceeding the temperature limits of the aluminum. Unequal fuel distribution or improper ignition timing will result in extreme EGT’s (exhaust gas temperatures) which will exceed the temperature limitations.To eliminate this problem

highly recommends the use of a large fan directed at the engine bay to dissipate the heat. Make certain all cylinders are functioning properly! Static-time your engine prior to starting it up for break-in. Please call or email us with any questions at 409-933-4343 or wolfesperformancecoatings@yahoo.com.If your having problems emailing us with the email link just copy & paste in your own email page.

Coating maintenance A variety of chemicals are being used on racetracks and highways today. Make it a habit to regularly wash and rinse-off your coated parts. To maintain a beautiful finish, and prevent surface and substrate corrosion for years to come, we recommend the use of a spray cleaner for routine maintenance to remove road grime, salt and oil from the coating, and cleaner/polish for heavily oxidized or stained coating.

coatings is designed to be galvanically active and thus self-sacrificial. Salt, chemicals, moisture, and cyclical temperatures on exhaust components are very damaging to, and can accelerate the deterioration of the coating. To increase the coating's life in severe environments,

recommends the following maintenance:

After washing, wipe-off coated components with a soft, clean cloth or blow-off using dry compressed air.

Oxidation and stain removal

Stains such as oils, transmission fluid and antifreeze can be easily removed from the surface of

polished aluminum finish with fine steel wool or Scotch-Brite™ (maroon #7447 General Purpose Hand pads or gray #7448 Ultra Fine Hand Pads) . After removing the stains polish to a high luster finish with a Liquid Buff and a soft cloth .

Colors other than

polished aluminum finish are top-coated systems with the pigments being soft by nature, and require special cleaning and handling during installation in the vehicle.

Thank you for choosing

, the choice of world champions. Please call or email us with any comments or questions you may have.

Please keep in mind that we CAN'T get coating where there is no space between the metal, therefore these areas are subject to rust if the metal can rust. Also with used rusty parts there are places that the blasting media cannot reach to remove all the rust and the coating does not adhere to rust. Header designs with open and/or removable tubes and welded flanges can last a LIFETIME!

All products are conditionally guaranteed for 3 years unless stated otherwise on your original invoice. During this period, components may be returned for unsatisfactory workmanship or coating defects. Parts must be returned within 90 days of the appearance of defect. The guarantee will not apply if there is obvious abuse of the coating, modification or welding of the components. Damage due to extreme exhaust temperatures exceeding 1200 Deg. F will not be covered for thermal barrier coatings. We cannot guarantee the amount of performance increase of the products as the use application and handling of the products is beyond our control.

We do not guarantee "shine" due to the fact that we have no control over how often the part is cleaned and polished or the use of proper cleaners. Also on high output motors that use thin gauge pipe (ie: 18 - 20 ga.) the expansion and contraction of the metals will cause dulling in areas where turns have stretched the pipe as it exits the exhaust ports.