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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. Sticky Shield and Stealth Shield Floor Pan Heat Simulation

    Sticky Shield and Stealth Shield Floor Pan Heat Simulation

    Heat rises. Always has, always will. It’s one of those physics things that’s indisputable and constant in the universe. It’s also why the heat from the exhaust system on a car or truck will always radiate upward. As that heat goes up, it hits the floorboard, then is transferred to the interior, which increases the amount of heat that the air conditioning system (if the vehicle has A/C) has to deal with – not to mention it’s felt by the feet, legs and even rearend of passengers.

    Heatshield Products has multiple products that can reduce this heat, including our Heatshield Armor exhaust insulation. We know that some people don’t want to put anything on th

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  2. Keep Cool on Your Motorcycle Using Heatshield Motorcycle Heat Protection Products

    Keep Cool on Your Motorcycle Using Heatshield Motorcycle Heat Protection ProductsMotorcycle heat protection product installed on old motorcycle frame.

    What’s more exhilarating than enjoying a cruise on your motorcycle? Feeling the wind across your body as you enjoy the freedom of the open road is invigorating. But feeling the heat on the inside of your legs or your riding boots melting? Not so much.

    The heat from a motorcycle engine can ruin your fun and cause performance and reliability issues. But this is preventable with motorcycle heat protection

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  3. Header Armor Heat Shield Retains More Heat and is Warranty Compliant

    Heatshield Products Header Armor reduces radiant heat from headers by up to 70 percent, is easier to install than header wrap and won’t void most header companies’ warranty.

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  4. Heat Insulation 101 - The basics of exhaust insulation

    Heat insulators retain heat in what they are placed upon. The most efficient way to fix a hot firewall, interior, or fuel cell is to stop heat at the source with an insulator to protect car from heat. Most insulators are exhaust wraps, but there are other options. Typical insulators (wraps) available on the market are comprised of fiberglass, which is good for 1000F of continuous direct heat. Fiberglass exhaust wraps can have special coatings applied to them such as “Vermiculite,” graphite, etc., which allow the fiberglass to take 1200F of continuous direct contact. Heatshield Products has even developed a proprietary HPTC coating which allows the glass to sustain 1350F of continuous heat. In addition, the wrap will remain flexible, strong, and abrasion-resistant even at those temperatures to provide car heat protection.

    Be cautious of any fiberglass wrap advertising or labeled as 2000F as this number is the maximum temperature a fiberglass exhaust heat wrap can withstand for less than 30 seconds. Anything above 2000F for an extended period of time will cook fiberglass exhaust wrap, causing it to get brittle and fall apart. That is because it exceeded the 1200F degree continual operating temperature, and the chemical make-up has actually changed and crystallized.

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