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Powdercoated Header pipe
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?
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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,,
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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
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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/
There are some areas that look rough because this was a salvaged pipe with some rust pitting.
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04/03/12 at 08:45:46
the easy solution is to buy some spray-on header paint. holds up fine
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04/03/12 at 09:54:10
Bobbert wrote
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the easy solution is to buy some spray-on header paint. holds up fine
For a while.
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04/03/12 at 10:13:32
Bobbert wrote
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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.
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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.
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04/03/12 at 13:15:34
LANCER wrote
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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.
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04/03/12 at 19:49:00
Thanks for the replies. No powdercoat! Maybe a wrap...
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SuperSavage wrote
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Thanks for the replies. No powdercoat! Maybe a wrap...
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