Black Exhaust
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Black Exhaust
Thinking about getting an aftermarket exhaust. Probably going to get aluminized. Think black grill paint would help to preserve the finish and keep it form rusting out. I like the idea of an all black exhaust except for the tip. I hate how currently I can look under my truck and see the bend over the axle. Any thoughts on how this would hold up.
Just edited for spelling.
Just edited for spelling.
Last edited by Monkey302; 09-30-2005 at 06:38 AM.
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DO NOT PAINT....unless you have a big oven that you can bake the pipes in. I painted my headers in my '71 Chevy w/ 2000 degree paint before I installed them. Burnt off within the first 10 minutes of running w/ the new motor & headers.
I understand that the proper way to hi-temp paint exhaust: strip/sandblast the existing paint/or tubing...spray it...and bake it. Havn't tried it...but i will not paint hedders again.
I've had exhaust on that truck for over 2 yrs....aluminized....no rust, no nothing except the sh*tty non-stainless clamps.
Good Luck!!
Shane
I understand that the proper way to hi-temp paint exhaust: strip/sandblast the existing paint/or tubing...spray it...and bake it. Havn't tried it...but i will not paint hedders again.
I've had exhaust on that truck for over 2 yrs....aluminized....no rust, no nothing except the sh*tty non-stainless clamps.
Good Luck!!
Shane
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I guess I'll have to go to home depot and pick up the paint. The thing about the exhaust being painted is if I do it from the cats back, the heat shouldn't be nearly what it is at the actual headers. Hmm, black truck, blacked out exhaust, and black chrome tips. I'm liking it, now I just need to get the guts to nightshade my tail-lights. Thanks everyone.
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I see this is an old post, but if your still haven't done it, this may help. I used 1400 degree flat black spray paint(the cheap stuff at most auto parts stores) from the muffler back, givin I started with a brand new exhaust I still looks perfect. From the muffles upto and including the manifold I had them jet-hot coated inside and out. Both finishes still look great and match almost perfect. I also used the same paint on a drag bike I used to own, I normally ran at 1150 degrees where my sensors were installed and the paint held up for approx 2 summers before it started bubbling right at the cylinders. On this project I started with the nastiest rusted pipes you could imagin and simply used a wire brush on a die-grinder to clean them before painting.
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