Heat Wrap Tech Tips & News – Welcome to the Heatshield Blog

Heatshield is your source for USA-made heat wrap products, as well as for the latest news, industry trends, and tutorials. In the blog articles below, you can read about topics such as why we make the best header wrap and intake heatshield materials on the market, pro tips on installation, product applications, and more.

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  1. Why a Flexible Exhaust Wrap is Best

    There’s more to picking the right exhaust wrap for your application than just looking at the temperature rating of a given product. You’ve got to be aware of a product’s resistance to water, oil, and other solvents things on a car are typically exposed to, durability against friction of something rubbing up against the wrap, but one that often gets overlooked is the exhaust wrap’s ability to maintain an optimal amount of flexibility, even after numerous heat cycles, exposure to the elements, etc. That’s where Heatshield Products has spent extra development time in the design and makeup of our entire flexible exhaust wrap line.

    The reason this is important is due to the natural laws of physics. When the metal piping of an exhaust system and headers heats from the hot exhaust gasses passing through it, that metal expands. In the reverse, after the engine is shut off,

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  2. Meet Celebrities Mike Finnegan and KC Mathieu at the 2016 SEMA Show!

    Are you going to the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas? Be sure to stop by the Heatshield Products booth #24013 for a chance to meet automotive stars Mike Finnegan and KC Mathieu!

    Smiling Man Behind Wheel of UTV

    Meet online celebrity Mike Finnegan at the Heatshield Products Booth #24013 at the 2016 SEMA Show, Wednesday November 2, from 1:30-2:30 at the 2016 SEMA Show

    Most will know Mike Finnegan from his appearance on the popular YouTube series Roadkill

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