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Just wondering if anyone has painted their stock mufflers to tidy them up a bit, and if so, what color they used. Pictures would be most welcome!
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well you can use header paint, or BBQ paint, or high temp paint, or anythihng that will hold up to the high heat....
it's been done may a time....
you can even paint and wrap them......
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That looks good, I may wrap my headers. Anyone have any pics of the stock mufflers with pain on them? My chrome looks like crap.Comment
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I did but you have to be very careful you don't spill brake fluid on them and strip the paint.
Had them fixed this year with a local shop ceramic coating them for an inexpensive price.Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace
1981 GS550T - My First
1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike
Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky and live like you ain't afraid to die
and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride - Chris Ledoux, "The Ride"Comment
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PB Blaster and steel wool work wonders on rusty chromeComment
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I am still waiting to see any pictures of STOCK exhaust painted myself.Originally posted by dude99 View Post
Curious to see the results after several miles too beside which paint was used and how it was prepared.Comment
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The picture of my Yosh pipe is a stock pipe, I wrapped the headers, and painted the mid pipe, the end is aluminum and polished...
But I know what you mean.....
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The pipes on my 550T are stock as well - look in my project thread for what they looked like (hideously) before this refresh. I'm impressed with how well the ceramic coater did on them.Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace
1981 GS550T - My First
1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike
Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky and live like you ain't afraid to die
and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride - Chris Ledoux, "The Ride"Comment
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Not sure why you couldn't do this but...
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Here's Rustoleum BBQ paint on headers. It lasts pretty well but you will want to recoat it every once in a while. This stuff comes in a spray can or a normal paint can even a quart can (I have a quart) so you can brush it on. I love to slap the stuff on. Did this with two coats at first and then a refresher coat this spring, though it was still pretty good....
However you must take sandpaper to chrome (wear a mask if you care about yourself) or it won't stick as well as it does to sanded rust. The exhaust "guard" you can see here is chrome and it's sticking pretty well.
Notice it's a kind of dark grey-not a rich black. It sort of polishes with a soft cloth.
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Not a GS, but here's the stock pipes and mufflers on my CB750f. I prepped the chrome with a 3M roloc bristle disc on a right angle die grinder. I used the VHT high temp paint, and did the "cure in place by running it" deal. I don't have any current pics, but after 3 years, it still looks good enough. A couple boot scuffs, but no peeling or blistering, flaking, etc. I may recoat next winter. I'm gonna do my wife's GS with it, probably a silver color though, and use the same prep procedure.
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any chance of getting a bigger pic? It looks good from what I can see. If I paint mine they will definitely be silver.Comment
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