As some already know, I'll be installing 70" Patriot shielded sidepipes on my '71 if all goes well. I know these things are notorious for the chrome shields rusting, so I was wondering if anyone knows of a coating that can be sprayed or baked on to help protect them.
You could have them clear powder coated. Zoop Seal might help to some extent. http://www.zoopseal.com/home.asp
the set i had about a million years ago had chrome shields that were chromed only on the outside.being that way they rusted from the inside out. maybe if you can take the shield off and paint the inside with high temp paint that might help...frank...
A buddy of mine used Zoop on his '64 Falcon "moon" wheels, he said it worked great. Might check that out.