Originally Posted by Stuuk1

I helped a friend do this a while back with his damaged akrapovic. He stripped it all out and re riveted it back up (unsure of what rivets). But while he has it cut down to size he got it powder coated (perhaps an idea?) which looked amazing on his FZ1 (dark red, black and gold theme).

He didnt put any kind of sealant on it when he put it back together, I guess just make sure it has no leaks and it'll be fine. His is fine and it was done about a year ago now

Good luck!