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. How to Trim Heatshield Armor for Installation

    How to Trim Heatshield Armor for Installation

    While being stuck at home, practicing social distancing and getting ready for when things collapse into Mad Max-style chaos, it’s the perfect time to buy and install Heatshield Armor™ exhaust insulation from Heatshield Products. One of the key steps in installing Heatshield Armor is properly cutting and finishing the edges of this extremely effective heat shield insulation.

    Heatshield Armor is comprised of a durable 4-mil aluminum layer bonded to a specially formulated BioCool™ insulation material that cuts radiated heat by up to 70 percent. This increases exhaust system efficiency, protects nearby components from heat exposure and helps reduce interior temps by decreasing the heat that would otherwise radiate to the vehicle’s floor and passenger compartment.

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  2. What to Do While Riding Out the Coronavirus Quarantine

    What to Do While Riding Out the Coronavirus Quarantine

    We are definitely living in strange times. The coronavirus, Covid-19, Kung Flu or whatever you want to nickname it, has been wreaking havoc and leaving us to socially distance ourselves to avoid getting sick or spreading it. While the Heatshield Products crew is still on duty by maintaining safe distances and making sure everyone stays supplied with the best insulation products in the world, we understand having to stay at home can be boring and isolating. To that end, we brainstormed to come up with some ideas to help our customers stay entertained until the quarantine is lifted.

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  3. Hot Laps Episode 8: Two Rings to Rule Them All

    Hot Laps Podcast Episode 8: We welcome special guests, Jim and Mike Ring to Hot Laps. We talk about our favorite cars they have made, their favorite cars they have made. They talk about their start, the challenges of building, and what pushes them to keep making race ready customs.

    Hot Laps Podcast Ring Brothers

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  4. Hot Laps Episode 7: A Racing Life with Michele Abbate

    Michele Abbate is one of our favorite driver’s we work with. Michel and her husband Anthony own GRR Racing. Michele talks about how she got involved in racing, the different classes she has raced in. We also tackle more of your tech questions so please keep them coming in!

    Hot Laps Podcast Episode 7

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  5. Hot Laps Episode 6: We Talk Turbos Turkey

    In this week's episode we invite a special guest Reggie Wynn from Wabtec. Wabtec is the parent company to Precision Turbos and Turbonetics. Reggie talks about how he developed his love for cars and offers hints at a new product coming from Turbonetics. We jump in and answer more of those tech questions, so keep them coming. 

    Hot Laps Podcast Episode 6

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