So I searched quite a bit and didn't come up with much. So here's the deal.. If anyone has ever bought a black thunderheader and actually rode the bike then I'm sure you've felt my pain on your $800 pipe turning brown at the heads. Well mine has now turned brown all the way to the collector weld at the baffle. I would really like to powder coat the pipe but the funds are not available for that right now so I'm thinking of painting it with VHT flameproof. I've read a lot of people having issues with the paint turning chalky not long after reinstalling the pipe. Also I'd like to paint it gloss but I believe the 1200-2000* paint only comes in flat and the clear isn't rated for the same temp rating. Anyone have experience with this paint on exhaust? Anyway to keep it from chalking up, and if not how long did it take to chalk up? The bike is down for a few more weeks so I'd like to paint the pipe while I wait, but that means it can't put it through the heat cycles to cure the paint for a while. That shouldn't be an issue right? I realize this probably belongs in the paint section but I thought this forum probably has more guys running a black th than others, not that this is th specific but I think this pipe has more finish issues then others

Thanks guys

 

I did a Thunderheader with black ceramic paint from a rattle can a few years ago and it came out great and was never effected by heat.
You might want to try that.
Powder coating them is a bad idea because the heat of an exhaust pipe is too great for the coating.
There is a guy in Fresno that does ceramic coat for hot rods and I've used him before and was very satisfied by the results.

 

I would have it done with the high temp powder when I did it. The ceramic coat would be an option too but again, no funds for it right now. Motor work already had me eating rice and beans

 

Try the rattle can ceramic paint, it'll pleasantly surprise you as long as you follow the application directions.

 

Cool I'll look into it, thanks man. Do you know if it's available in gloss?

 

I never looked to see if there was any other color than flat black.
Google ceramic spray paint, that's how I found it.

 

ceramic does nto come in a gloss it can be tumbled and polished but that is very $$$$ the only real option is high temp powder gloss, we do a ton of T headers in high temp powder they look like this when done

 

Your killing me joe! Haha. Damn that pipe looks good. What temp is that powder good to?