Exhaust coatings

[dirtydog]

The exhaust on the Raptor is not exactly looking pretty, well TBH it's been like that since we got it- not been polished once :rolleyes:.

Neither of us has a polishing fetish like Kwak or DizzyB.
So I was thinking of getting some sort of coating on the zorst only things I could think of were
Exhaust wrap (kitkat not keen on this)
Ceramic coated
Spray it with exhaust/high temp paint


Any other options?
Would powdercoating work?

[Jamiebridges123]

You'd probably want a high temp paint, not sure what sorts of colours they are but yeah.. :|

[Mrs_giggles]

from dave preston :yc is doing a test for me at the minute to see which paints to use great lad

[dirtydog]

Paint sounds ok but I want something that's going to last without me having to touch it up or it flaking off etc

[dirtydog]

this is what it's looking like now

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x241/dirtydog88/rappiezorst.jpg

like I said not exactly nice looking is it

[Jamiebridges123]

Just get some of that wierd metal polish and a wire brush and spend about.. a weekend doing it.

[dirtydog]

Polishing is a definite no no!!!! [-X[-X

4 kids, a dog, 5 bikes in the household and work don't lend themselves to having much time to ride let alone a weekend of polishing! I don't even polish the Akra system on the SV!

[cb5_keith]

Not sure if you'd want black, but I used to use black high temp BBQ paint on my CB500 exhaust quite a bit...seemed to scratch it alot somehow :S covers it well and it'd stop corrosion

[dirtydog]

yeah we're looking at satin black to match the peg hangers that i had powder coated a couple of months back

[cb5_keith]

I'd definately give it a go, the finish is fairly good when you do it yourself, hanging it in the garden on a nice non-breezy day :P cheap stuff too

[dirtydog]

want something that i'll not have to keep re-doing or touching up, not that i'm lazy i just can't be bothered doing it ;-)

[Jamiebridges123]

Just buy a stainless from Micron. :D

[cb5_keith]

I'm not sure if it would flake on the downpipe or not, it lasted well on my can, but not sure of a downpipe as its gonna be excessively hotter...the only thing that makes me clean my downpipe is the thought of having to spend dosh on another if it gets a hole :smt101

[dirtydog]

Just buy a stainless from Micron. :D

The exhuast on it is a stainless steel one but it's not been polished for a long time plus Micron don't list and exhuast for the Raptor.
My SV has got a SS Akra system and that has gone all brown as well

[dirtydog]

anyone??

[dizzyblonde]

this is what it's looking like now

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x241/dirtydog88/rappiezorst.jpg

like I said not exactly nice looking is it


looks the same as ours too.:smt044 Although Matt had a go at BKF and Doktor power and almost got a shine. Tried wet and dry didn;t really take much off. Its baked on crud, but not as wee know it Jim:mad:;)

[dirtydog]

I did get my tube of autosol out once but that's the closest it's got to being polished

[Stu]

I've got some acid rust remover - Jenolite. It's easy to put on, makes a bit of a difference, but wouldn't be permanent.

[dirtydog]

I've got some acid rust remover - Jenolite. It's easy to put on, makes a bit of a difference, but wouldn't be permanent.


Will give that a try, need to get it cleaned up first.

But does anyone know if you can powder coat an exhaust and get good results? Or has anyone had an exhaust ceramic coated?

[timwilky]

prices for a ceramic coating are not outrageous (http://www.camcoat.u-net.com/Exhtprices2002.htm)

[dirtydog]

I saw that the other day when I was looking and noticed that it's a price list from 2002

[timwilky]

true

might be worth giving them a shout though

[fizzwheel]

Any other options?

Yep leave it brown...

[dirtydog]

Yep leave it brown...


Kitkat says... No, it'll clash with the new paint job :rolleyes:

[rictus01]

I only know of two produces that work well, one is ceramcoat and the other is VHT paint, there are a few more, but both of these I've found to be more durable.

Cheers Mark.