painting exhaust

[hotrodbelair]

i got a fmf powerbomb header and it looks like crap. high temp paint work on the header or would it still be too hot. i want to paint it silver with powerbomb written on the header black.

[Cody_300ex]

Originally posted by hotrodbelair
i got a fmf powerbomb header and it looks like crap. high temp paint work on the header or would it still be too hot. i want to paint it silver with powerbomb written on the header black.

I used 1500 degree paint on my stock 300 head pipe and it didnt work, Bubbled up, and scratched extremly easy. It was also prepped right. I would try to find a 2,500 or possably 3,000 degree paint. Or if you have the money ceramic coat it.

[Honda TRX250ex]

Originally posted by Lil_300Ex_Kid
I used 1500 degree paint on my stock 300 head pipe and it didnt work, Bubbled up, and scratched extremly easy. It was also prepped right. I would try to find a 2,500 or possably 3,000 degree paint. Or if you have the money ceramic coat it.

no paint would work the header gets way to hot and will bubble up or scratch or burn i would just recomed to just polishe it or somthing

[HiperEX]

you can get it ceramic coated or however you spell it its like a chrome like finish

[Cody_300ex]

Originally posted by Honda TRX250ex
no paint would work the header gets way to hot and will bubble up or scratch or burn i would just recomed to just polishe it or somthing

Actually we painted my brothers header on his honda prelude with some 3,000 degree paint and it worked fine for about 2 months and we heat taped it.

[tater_kamik]

dont paint it, even with the high temp... it looks good right up until the header gets hot! then it bubbles, smokes, smells, and then it looks horrible!!

[PunkA$$]

I couldn't even get high temp. paint to stay on my heat shield. Goes all bubbly and looks like poop. (red poop). :cuss:

[2004exrider]

thats wierd, mines held up since march.

Jimmy

[PunkA$$]

Originally posted by 2004exrider
thats wierd, mines held up since march.

Jimmy
What is that?? How'd yo do it??

[hotrodbelair]

how would i polish it i got all the things i need to get it down to bare metal but it would look like crap with a bunch of small scathes in it.

[2004exrider]

i just used krylon 1200 degree grill paint. sanded down any rough spots and cleaned off as best as i could. I heated the pipe up first with a little propane torch then sprayed on the first coat. After i had it completely painted i heated it up one more time, then installed it. To make sure it would stick good i rode it for about an hour to make sure it stuck, it stunk and smoked a little bit but its holding great! Ive had it muddy and sand all over it and even pressure washed it.

About the polished heat shield, thats just stainless steel. So i started out with 180 grit and slowly worked my way up to 2000 grit. it still looks good to this day. If you wanted to, i believe the header is also stainless so you could polish that too. Heres a pic of my muffler after i polished it. I used mothers polish on that.
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Jimmy

[400exrider707]

Originally posted by 2004exrider
i just used krylon 1200 degree grill paint. sanded down any rough spots and cleaned off as best as i could. I heated the pipe up first with a little propane torch then sprayed on the first coat. After i had it completely painted i heated it up one more time, then installed it. To make sure it would stick good i rode it for about an hour to make sure it stuck, it stunk and smoked a little bit but its holding great! Ive had it muddy and sand all over it and even pressure washed it.

About the polished heat shield, thats just stainless steel. So i started out with 180 grit and slowly worked my way up to 2000 grit. it still looks good to this day. If you wanted to, i believe the header is also stainless so you could polish that too. Heres a pic of my muffler after i polished it. I used mothers polish on that.
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Jimmy

I didn't even do all that, I just roughed up the pipe with some sand paper and sprayed it with rustoleum high temp flat black. Held up fine no problems?!?!?:confused:

[PunkA$$]

I used 1200 degree paint and it ended up like this.

[Honda TRX250ex]

Originally posted by Punk*****
I used 1200 degree paint and it ended up like this.

yeah but thats your guard so it dont get as hot as the header

[PunkA$$]

Originally posted by Honda TRX250ex
yeah but thats your guard so it dont get as hot as the header

What do you mean? Does is need to be hotter for the paint to set properly? (seriously, does it)

Meh, think I'm gonna try this polishing thing all you crazy kids are talking about anyway. Would that work for the heatshield?

[2004exrider]

polished mine in june or so, and it still loooks good.

Jimmy

[Pappy]

i powdercoat a ton of the 400ex's heatshields.

this one is still my favorite:D

[tater_kamik]

that is sweet! im really kicking myself in the arse right now for not getting my stuff pc'd...

[ZeroLogic]

hey i was just wondering can i polish my sparks pipe like the the header part and the "spark arrester" i forget what you call it its the big thing at the back :macho :o heres a pic of it


http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a357/zerologic/quad1.jpg

[400exlegend]

yes, you can polish it

[ZeroLogic]

well i went a little crazy tonite lol and spent like 4 hours polishing my whole entire exaust and both of my nerf bars

looks pretty sweet i love it :devil:

[400exmatt]

I polished my nerfs 2 and the look sweet. polished my exhaust tip, tie rods, bar clamps, brake resorvoir cap,and all my levers.

[Chin_Chilla]

Nice, another dead thread brought back to life.

[BranMan]

well since the dead thread is back i guess il post a pic of my painted exhaust...

I painted my header to with 1500 degree stuff and it looked good. i started it up and it burnt a little and the stuff that stayed on turnt to pouder so if i tuched it it would just rub off. I polished once to and the header smoked and the shine went away and header was brown color again.

[cujion]

if you have the money you could always send them to Jet hot it has a polished look to them and it will hold up well

thinking of doing this to mine . My 66 stang has jet hot headers the've been on there for 6 years and still look new ;)

[anderson3064]

what about the wrap that the chopper guys use. I bet that would look good. just dont know where to get it and how much it would cost.

[js600]

i wonder if dura-coat would work well. i use it when i refinish a gun and it is very strong and resistant to chemicals and heat. i'll try it tonight. only downside is you have to bake it on in the oven(makes wife mad)

[2004exrider]

Originally posted by js600
i wonder if dura-coat would work well. i use it when i refinish a gun and it is very strong and resistant to chemicals and heat. i'll try it tonight. only downside is you have to bake it on in the oven(makes wife mad)

What is that, like a type of gun bluing? That would probably look pretty cool! Make sure to post up some pics when your done.

Jimmy

[js600]

it looks more like a powder coat but it goes on as a liquid with an airbrush. then just bake it to cure