painting exhaust

[cact]

What is a good product for painting a four into one exhaust flat black? Interested in a paint that is highly heat resistant, and won't flake near the engine, whereit is obviously the hottest...

[Pittenger5]

Powder coat

[zgr]

cheap way out that works = Krylon BBQ PAINT spray can
sand blast and paint never had a problem!

[BigShel]

Ceramic Coating in Concord NH. He did my exhaust and he is very reasonable on the price.

[DuncanMoto]

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+1 on the ceramic coating.

[Murph]

+1 Grill paint...its a flat black...stinks like hell when it heats up at first

[BluGixxer]

How long does the grill paint last when it's hot and gets a little water ?
That would be a little improvement over what I have know..

[Murph]

I painted my outdoor firepit with it last year...been outside a while..no issues yet.I just did the exhaust...smoked for about 5 minutes..took it for a ride ..good to go so far.

[hondarider102]

i used VHT header paint, after about an hour it had turned white and now looks pretty terrible, will def. be getting it ceramiced at some point

[senecak19]

+1 Ceramic Coat.

I have a HINDLE cermic coated by moriniperformancecoatings.

[whynot]

I've had good experience DIY with Rustoleum or Ace (same thing) BBQ hi heat.

[Frankienuckles]

I've had good luck with cheap barbecue black also. It is cheap enough that once thorough paint job has been done, every few months I'd cover the engine with a piece cardboard placed in back of the pipes and touch them up right on the bike. Sleazy I know, but it worked just fine. Oh yeah if you do it that way watch your overspray.

[FireboltEric_MA]

Painting a can... you can get away with the BBQ paint like others have said.


Painting headers...No way I don't care what paint you use, or how you prep it, the heat is just to much.

You could consider Header wrap for headers and comes in many colors. usually lasts a couple years no problem.

Ceramic is by far the best choice and will last the longest.

Good Luck

[ff36buell]

I agree with Eric on this one, headers will make the metal alot hotter than the can.... I tried paint with my first Buell, and it didn't last longer than a couple of weeks without flaking off. I have wrapped the exhaust and it looks good and will last alot longer than paint.