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if I ever get to doing what I wanna on the Kat this winter, I'm planning to clean corrosion & repaint the headers.
any suggestions for a hi-temp paint I can just get in a spray can that won't burn off the 1st time I fire the motor back up?
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"for every credibility gap, there is a gullibility fill"
jeff f
'97 RF900R
What about that flat black paint they sell at wallmart to repaint your gas grille? I assume it is heat resistant........
On the other hand might it also act as an insulator to the pipe causing some sort of heat dammage?????
Dunno, never tried it.
Glad I could be of "help"
carry on..............
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Maybe engine paint? I know it's hi-temp paint, but nobody's engine gets as hot as your headers will...
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thanx, Sean... figgers your response would have some connection w/ food preparation![]()
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WWSD? (what would Sneakers do?)
"for every credibility gap, there is a gullibility fill"
jeff f
'97 RF900R
auto parts store or you can get fancy shit mail order
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yeah, I know they got it... problem is, half of the stuff I've bought over the years (for cars) burned off the first time I fired up the motor.Originally posted by beet
auto parts store or you can get fancy shit mail order
looking to find out a brand / type / composition that'll stay stuck, and not go off in a cloud of smoke...![]()
WWSD? (what would Sneakers do?)
"for every credibility gap, there is a gullibility fill"
jeff f
'97 RF900R
Jeff,
Have ya considered powder-coating the pipes? They can also do the inside which can keep the pipes cooler.
John
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hmmmmmmmmm... that's a thought![]()
"run cooler"? how?![]()
WWSD? (what would Sneakers do?)
"for every credibility gap, there is a gullibility fill"
jeff f
'97 RF900R
This is what you want.
http://www.jet-hot.com/
I believe coating the inside of the pipes keeps the heat in the exhaust gasses, rather than being transfered to the headers and then back to the block, so the engine runs cooler. Also, I hear jet-hot can be iffy, I know a company was makeing jet-hot coated y pipes for my car, and a few of the people who bought them had the jet-hot flake off after very few miles...
"Balls," I said. "Never mind the track. The track is for punks. We are Road People. We are Cafe Racers."
- Hunter S Thompson
2 x 82 GS 650, '94 RM 80
From the website:
What kind of guarantee do I get?
When coated inside and out, all parts have a 3 year satisfaction guarantee: new parts also get lifetime rust-through coverage
I have had good luck with this company's products:
http://www.eastwoodcompany.com/
They have header paint that you brush on and then cure in an oven. (when the wife and kids are NOT home...the fumes are intense) It holds up quite well on automobiles. I have not tried it on a motorcycle. Of course, if your bike exhaust is a one-piece unit, it may not fit in your home oven.
Just go to the web site above and type in HEADER PAINT in their quick search box.
They also have special paste to remove the bluing from chrome exhausts...I am probably going to order some soon to use on my scooter...
Check this site out.
Prisim Powder Coating
John
LRRS\CCS #714
2004 Duc 620 monster racebike
89 EX500 racebike - sold
98 Superhawk 996
"To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it, requires brains".
What about stove paint?
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Do not use your home oven to bake coatings!!!!! It leaves a residue in the oven!!!!!!! I'm quite sure you don't want carcinogens in your Meatloaf.
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