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What is the best paint to use when painting exhaust pipes ?
When I was a kid in the 70s', we used header paint. This stuff was good for a few weeks before it burned off.
Some of the street chopper guys are using BarBQ grill paint.
My pipe and muffler are in great shape, so I just want to refinish it.
Vance
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If you're really into it, and want to do it right, you might try this guy.... I am including his card in the pics.... It is a baked on header coating, similar to Jet Hot but better.... $125 for the entire exhaust, blasted and refinished... It will NEVER fade... James
Last edited by thedeatons; 09-17-2007 at 10:21 AM.
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So a paint brush and some old housepaint wont work?
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You guys are too funny.... Go to Auto Zone or Napa and pick up some engine enamel... Any type of high temp paint should be alright. If I were you I would either use good quality paint stripper or get it sandblasted first though so you have a good clean surface to adhere to.... Or you can have it coate like I mentioned above
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I've used the duplicolor high heat paint on my exhaust, and now several months later it still looks great. Autozone has it in a bunch of different colors. Read the label on the can, most high temp paints take about 7 days to fully cure!
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I looked out in the garage and found some white heat paint I bought some years ago. It has some kind of powder mixed with the paint. Says to bake it in the oven.
Hmmmmm. Homebrew powder coat ?
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Sandblast it and just use regular header paint. I did several exhausts for my 350x. and it seems to be working good.
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I've had great luck with Barbaque grill paint. doesn';t seem to burn off like the high temp paints.
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I have also had very good luck with BBQ & Stove paint. The header paints that I've used in the past made the exhaust look chalky, and dull. Just my opinion.
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1400 degree is what I have used.
really 7 days of dry time that could explain some things I have never waited seven days. mine seems to get real dull right off the cylinder.
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would bbq paint or header paint work on the cylender? i need to dust off my top end, sorry for stealing the thread
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James, that coating you had done -- how does it compare to a ceramic coating from HPCoatings? Durability? Price? I'm coating a new 350X header and a slightly used Supertrapp slip-on. I want the best longevity and performance. Thanks!
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header paint should work on the cylinder. the cylinder should not get as hot as the pipe.
1983 honda 70atc, als,ot done, need throttle cable and assembly. PM me if you have this.
1985 honda es 250 big red.
85 percent restore. 10x10 douglas 190's 22-11-10 at 489's. 12x7 itp c series 24-8-12 swamp fox. some accent painting. snorkel everything and a custom PCV system. moose air filter. cobra utility exhaust. 2.5 um wheel spacers.
A trike to show up the modern utilitys
2002 scrambler 400 2x4 uni pod filter, lots of weight shaving, v force reeds, HPD race pipe, 39mm pwk or 34mm, 12-1 head, trail porting, custom clutching, hole shots on t-9s +1 all around. works shocks . trail bike with drag tweeks.
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for the pipes i use flat black 1500' header paint and it wont burn off. you have to use flat beacause the glossy stuff tends to burn off. now what i want to try is do a base coat of 1500 then do a top coat of glossy which is about 500'. but i usally use glossy on the pipe guards where there isnt as much heat.
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