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Message started by SuperSavage on 04/02/12 at 23:21:28

Title: Powdercoated Header pipe
Post by SuperSavage on 04/02/12 at 23:21:28

Has anyone powdercoated their header pipe? If so, how has it held up? How does it look? How did you prep it?

JohnnyCat

Title: Re: Powdercoated Header pipe
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/02/12 at 23:29:22

Im not very educated on P/coat, but I Think it gets too hot. Ceramic coating is good stuff,. But,, spendy & wont handle hitting asphalt, I think,,

Title: Re: Powdercoated Header pipe
Post by Gyrobob on 04/03/12 at 05:03:18

Powder coating usually won't hack it.

There are several kinds of exhaust coatings sorta like powder coating. Here is one:

http://www.zircotec.com/page/exhaust_system_coatings/60

Title: Re: Powdercoated Header pipe
Post by MotoBuddha on 04/03/12 at 05:13:28

Yeah, ceramic coating is the way to go. Powder coating is essentially melted plastic, which can remelt at high temperatures.

I sent the pipes from my other bike to Jet-Hot. http://www.jet-hot.com/

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk182/motobuddha/a138bacd.jpg

There are some areas that look rough because this was a salvaged pipe with some rust pitting.

Title: Re: Powdercoated Header pipe
Post by Bobbert on 04/03/12 at 08:45:46

the easy solution is to buy some spray-on header paint. holds up fine

Title: Re: Powdercoated Header pipe
Post by Gyrobob on 04/03/12 at 09:54:10

714C414651574C4E4C46230 wrote:

the easy solution is to buy some spray-on header paint. holds up fine

For a while.

Title: Re: Powdercoated Header pipe
Post by MotoBuddha on 04/03/12 at 10:13:32

546964637472696B6963060 wrote:

the easy solution is to buy some spray-on header paint. holds up fine

Painting over chrome requires the proper surface preparation -- like having it sandblasted -- or else it just rubs or flakes off.

Title: Re: Powdercoated Header pipe
Post by LANCER on 04/03/12 at 10:25:05

Yep.
When it comes to painting, coating or plating it's essentially about the prep. It makes all the difference with the final result.

Title: Re: Powdercoated Header pipe
Post by Gyrobob on 04/03/12 at 13:15:34

666B64696F78383D0A0 wrote:

Yep.
When it comes to painting, coating or plating it's essentially about the prep. It makes all the difference with the final result.

Quite true, but using BBQ paint from Home Depot won't hold up very long no matter how good the prep. Anything that will hold up under the red hot heat of an exhaust header, and then contract enough to stay stuck when the pipe gets cold, has to be pretty good stuff. It ain't cheap.

Title: Re: Powdercoated Header pipe
Post by SuperSavage on 04/03/12 at 19:49:00

Thanks for the replies. No powdercoat! Maybe a wrap...

Title: Re: Powdercoated Header pipe
Post by Gyrobob on 04/04/12 at 05:46:07

715453555542585A4F090B0A0A3B0 wrote:

Thanks for the replies. No powdercoat! Maybe a wrap...

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