worX
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| posted on 5/3/08 at 02:53 PM |
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Help Wanted - Best way to wrap exhausts...
Hi All - Help wanted!
I seem to recall that people soak the exhaust wrap material in water before they wrap their exhausts...
Is this the done thing, or am I just Half-remembering a bit of mickey-mouse nonsense???
Cheers in advance!
Steve
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kastrato
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| posted on 5/3/08 at 03:05 PM |
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you have email and U2U
MK INDY fireblade
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DIY Si
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| posted on 5/3/08 at 03:14 PM |
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I didn't bother when I did my mini, just wrapped it dry and used the proper stainless ties. It's been fine ever since. Be warned, it will
smoke like a right whatsit on the first warm up.
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Fozzie
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| posted on 5/3/08 at 03:37 PM |
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My post, about ninth post down..... 
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=15966
HTH Fozzie 
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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BenB
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| posted on 5/3/08 at 05:38 PM |
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Smelt of cooking cookies when I first drove mine with the exhaust wrap on!! Made me very hungry.
For the record I just wrapped mine dry and used big jubilee clips to secure it....
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JB
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| posted on 5/3/08 at 08:07 PM |
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If you do it dry wear a dust mask.......
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RichardK
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| posted on 5/3/08 at 10:12 PM |
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I did mine wet and wish I didn't as quite alot of the blue dye came out and now they look quite faded and the stainless tie wraps with the
little ball bearing mechinism didn't tighten up well due to being wet also.
Had to do one pipe later and did this dry and although not as tight is a far better looking job imo
Cheers
Rich
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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Fozzie
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| posted on 6/3/08 at 11:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RichardK
I did mine wet and wish I didn't as quite alot of the blue dye came out and now they look quite faded and the stainless tie wraps with the little
ball bearing mechinism didn't tighten up well due to being wet also.
Had to do one pipe later and did this dry and although not as tight is a far better looking job imo
Cheers
Rich
Richard, you used the wrong stuff... 
The wrap in the kit is off-white/grey, not blue......
When the picture was taken last year, my wrap had been on for over 3 years..... I only used one jubilee that came with the kit, and that was for the
'stay'. For the rest I used lock-wire......
Fozzie
 
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'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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