Downpipe Dillema

[Watty]

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=7027

Thanks Wicky

[kev64]

I read that thread before, that's why I wanted to do this job, however mine didn't get nowhere near that good (quite bad pitting in places)
that's why I decided to paint. Pictures will follow, the paint looks ok,just gotta get some heat resistant laquer tommorow

[VTRDark]

Might be worth investigating further to see what temperatures the following is resistant too. I would say you have about 1200 degrees at the exhaust ports running down to 800 along the pipe.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111215151458? ... EBIDX%3AIT

It's not easy finding a heat resistant lacquer to them temps.

There's also the following that could be sprayed inside the pipe to help reduce temps.
http://www.frost.co.uk/automotive-paint ... -312g.html

(:-})

[kev64]

So I decided to go with satin black (or should that be matt black !!)
A couple of pictures of the cleaning and polishing process


I was working afternoons last week which means thing can be quiet so a couple of hours a day over 3 days,of scrubbing, grinding, polishing, my hands
were well sore, I still didn't get to the standard of polished finish of the other threads I seen on here recently so I went satin black !
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I ran the engine to bake the paint on ( 3 separate occasions), and all looks well so far

[kev64]

Oh by the way , didn't get lacquered, might just get that stuff that you found carl and spray it with the exhaust on the bike !!!