painting my exhaust

[Anonymous]

I was sure that we had covered this a number of times but my search for painting the exhaust didnt turn up anything that i recognized.
The pipes on my yammy are not chromed. I think that they were originally black. Well know i dont see the black. It just looks like metal. they seem to be steel so what type of paint should i use on them--flat black i want- it seems we said barbeque paint but i really would appreciate some instructions for prep and painting them

[Anonymous]

Slopoke;
I went to the local Auto Zone and picked up some HIGH HEAT paint for motors to do my pipes.
Followed mftr instructions. Lightly scraped the pipes, removed all oil and rust. Painted several coats with enough dry time between. So far seems to be holdin up fine. You may need to retouch once in a while.
This is the "Cheapo, get by" way.

Or else you'll need to have them powder coated $$

[Anonymous]

Here's a place to get a paint on type "ceramic coat".

http://www.cermakrome.com/Exhaust.htm

They recommend having the pipes very clean though, sandblast not silic (SP) beads. Say that the silic will close the metal's pores where the sand will etch the surface and give better adhesion.
Also they don't recommend spraying? But brushing. Cost is probably quite a bit higher than barbeque paint.

[Billy Ricks]

Personally I'd go for the ceramic coating. Even high heat paints don't last long. The ceramic coating will last longer and cool the pipes down as well. You could use a little as far down as you can reach inside the head pipes and coat that. It would keep the first bend that gets subjected to the most heat from burning off or discoloring. If you can keep exhaust temps down it will help the exhaust valves stay cooler and you'll end up with better combustion because of a cooler, denser fuel mixture in the combustion chamber.

[Anonymous]

I see 4 ounces is $20 how far will that go

[Anonymous]

They say 4 oz. can will do a set of V8 headers. Must be fairly thin. You'd think it wouldn't take more than one of the 4 oz. cans with the coverage they qoute? Two cylinder exhaust including mufflers shouldn't have more surface area than a set of headers.

[Anonymous]

They say 4 oz. can will do a set of V8 headers. Must be fairly thin. You'd think it wouldn't take more than one of the 4 oz. cans with the coverage they qoute? Two cylinder exhaust including mufflers shouldn't have more surface area than a set of headers.

Thanks for the info 8)

[Jeff Tate]

I once had my Kerker pipe sand blasted to the bone and then repainted it with High Temp header paint. Let it dry real good then CAREFULLY install it and run the engine to cure it. You can also use a torch to heat up the inside and cure it that way and it turned out great. Lasted too.

[Anonymous]

They also have High Heat (1200 deg Far.) can spray paint with ceramic.
I used a can on my headers...looks good and lasted too.
Check your local Auto Zone or similar places.