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Painting headers. Suggestions?

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There are some high temp powder coating powders, I bought some to use on a pipe but I haven't actually used it yet.
I think it comes in several colors and levels of gloss.

There are also ceramic coatings you do yourself, shoot it on like paint and cure it in the oven at 500 degrees. Haven't tried that yet either.

I have a crappy extra set of pipes for my 450/500, I could try the stuff and see what it looks like.
Try it on the bike too if it looks OK.
 
Some of the spray on ceramic coatings I've seen have you sand/blast the surface to remove any remaining rust and scratch up the chrome. They then suggest a primer then the final coats of paint, both their products. Once that is dry you reassemble the exhaust to the engine and run it for 10 min to cure the paint. Once it cools from that it is ready to go. I think that is the same thing as putting it in an oven.

All of that being said I used high temp BBQ grill paint on my 84 GL1200 about 5 years ago and other than where my left foot rubs it, from shifting, it still looks like the day I painted it. Surface prep I did was only sanding, wipe down with lacquer thinner and paint. Let it dry for over night, not necessary but I had time.

I was looking for a good pic of the exhaust but can't seem to find one. Trust me it still looks good after 5 years.
 
Found a couple of not great photos but I think you can see that the BBQ paint held up. Also used it on the timing belt cover at the same time:



 
Here is the link to the guys that did my exhaust. Again, it was $227 total and looks awesome. In reviewing the info it seems they use Cerakote Coating. I thought it was powder coat but that was incorrect. It looks great but you gotta be careful to not bang into it very much.

I've put a few hundred miles on the bike now and the coating is still outgassing when it gets hot (it smokes and stinks). Hopefully when it fully cures it will be more resistant to damage. Hope so anyway.
 
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