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Post by Cameron on Feb 18, 2007 17:55:56 GMT -5
I'm painting my exhaust and headpipe, but I'm having a hard time finding the right paint. I tried a flat black 1300deg. paint and it just doesn't look right...
Any suggestions on a glossy high temp. paint?
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Post by wotavidone on Feb 18, 2007 22:48:17 GMT -5
There is a guy at the bike club that I frequent who swears that the glossy black paint on the exhausts of his V-Max is nothing but el cheapo spray can enamel. The pre-mixed aerosol spray can stuff favoured by your average graffiti vandal.
I do not know whether to believe him or not. It looks like powder coat, but I reckon his missus wouldn't give him the bucks to pull the pipes off and get them done.
He reckons that due to the V-Max being water cooled the exhaust gases are cooler too and he can get away with it. Trouble is, he told me this after the third hit on his little brass pipe with the funny green baccy.............
I suppose that since spray cans of enamel are so cheap, there is nothing much to lose if it does not work.
If you try it out, report back on whether it works out.
Mick
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Post by StewRoss on Feb 19, 2007 1:57:06 GMT -5
Hi Cameron, There are some excellent ceramic coatings available these days...last for ever (well a long time anyway) and look great. In Aus there are several places that do the finish...there'd be heaps in the US as well I'd imagine. Here's one I just found here... www.performancecoatings.com/headercoatings.htmlwww.jet-hot.com.au/products.htmOnce it's done you can forget about it...or so I've been told.  SR  |
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Post by marlon on Feb 19, 2007 7:29:42 GMT -5
Call me crazy, but I'd use barbeque paint. I use it on some of my match rifles, that get VERY hot during rapid fires, and it works beautifully.
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Post by Cameron on Feb 19, 2007 19:15:04 GMT -5
Well, I was using the BBQ paint and just didn't to the exhaust justice. And even with several coats it would scuff really easy.
I finally went to a muffler shop asked what to use. He gave me some 1500deg. flat ceramic paint and some hi-temp clear coat. It should give it a glossy look and protect it from scuffing.
Hopefully this works!
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