After reading a recent thread about cleaning the exhaust downpipework , i decided to give this laborious task a go,also im stuck on afternoons with plenty of quiet times during the shift.
Believe me its hard graft, and after 2 shifts im slowly getting there.
Im now having thoughts of just polishing the pipework (not sure i like the discolourasion of the pipes) or my new thought was to spray it all satin black !!!
Anybody had any success with painting exhausts ?
Downpipe Dillema
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carmanbikes
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I think satin black just burns off. I got mine powder coated with some special heat resistant powder coat but that burnt off as well
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The only thing I know that will work is Vitreous Enamel, same as you ge ton roasting times etc. I used to develop gas and electric fires and we used to get what we called glass flake coating for fire internals. You can get all colours and finishes, even metal looking.
But beware it is brittle but hard wearing.
But beware it is brittle but hard wearing.
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I have a set of downpipes that I got from GLSR and they were painted matt black......... it has proved to be robust so far, no problem with heat causing it to burn off.
hopefully Mark will be along to tell us what he painted them with.
you can see the downpipes here from underneath , the discolouration is just dirt, once washed they are matt black again
and from the side
hopefully Mark will be along to tell us what he painted them with.
you can see the downpipes here from underneath , the discolouration is just dirt, once washed they are matt black again
and from the side
AMcQ
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im not sure about the pipe colour but what a brilliant picture sir 
the older i get,the faster i was 
Q!QQ
when you were hurtling along the tarmac there did you think if anyone gets a picture it will be really handy to illustrate the finish of my downpipes ?
no? thought not....
no? thought not....
3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the worlds population.
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Watty wrote:Just leave them brown! I call it "Northern Titanium"
Very good.Goes well with the Diarrhea Blue...
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
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Blue diahorrea! What exactly do you eat in GrainMacV2 wrote:Watty wrote:Just leave them brown! I call it "Northern Titanium"
Goes well with the Diarrhea Blue...
SH#T HAPPENS!!!!!!!!
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SQUEALMacV2 wrote:Watty wrote:Just leave them brown! I call it "Northern Titanium"
Goes well with the Diarrhea Blue...
told you not to but oh no you knew better
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okay, not getting much help on this topic, ive decided to go satin black, using mipatherm schwarz paint, will post the results with a few pictures if anyones interested.
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lloydie
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Alwayskev64 wrote:okay, not getting much help on this topic, ive decided to go satin black, using mipatherm schwarz paint, will post the results with a few pictures if anyones interested.
Balls'd that up 
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It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
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