I've been considering blacking out my exhaust system as part of a winter changeover and have some questions for anyone who has done this before. There is a ceramic coating that can be used to coat my stock system, but after pricing this with a Jet Hot franchise, the cost of the mufflers and heat shields is as much as a complete black system. I'm looking at scuffing up the chrome slip on mufflers and heat shields and just painting them with a high temperature paint like VHT.

Not against heat wrapping the pipes along with painting the heat shields and mufflers, just to add some black behind the areas the heat shields don't cover. This won't be done for a couple of months, so I have plenty of time to look at a lot of options.

Bub has a set of black true dual header and heat shields, which would only leave me painting the mufflers. I have no personal experience with Bub pipes or going true duals on my Road King. Any recommendations, pictures, whatever would be appreciated.

 

id try the DIY first and if youre not happy with it, order the ceramic pipes.

 

Here is a couple of pics of my factory head pipes ceramic coated locally. I have not done the mufflers yet. The ceramic coat cost me about 75.00 and is very durable. Some say you can powder coat them but mine caught on fires and almost caused some serious problems. The ceramic coat seems to be very durable.

 

here's a pic of my RK with black true duals

did air cleaner kit and power commander with it.sounds great, love the black.
Forgot to say they are Bub Reinharts.

 

missle,
pipes look nice. was it the powdercoater that did the ceramic coating or did you need to find someone specific?

 

Black pipes are definitely in my future when I can afford them .. Nice Pipes missle and digger

 

Missle / Digger...you guys have pics of the left side of your scoots?

 

id go with the ceramic

 

Here's the other side

 

Thank you, only got them a couple of weeks ago. Wish it wasn't raining every other day so I can enjoy them a lil more .