Hi temp powder coating
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Road Warrior
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Hi temp powder coating
I asked this in the paint and powder coat section, but recieced no responce. Has anyone had their exhaust systems powder coated using the high heat resistant powder coatings. I have read mixed reviews on it.
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There actually has been quite a few threads on this question. Use Google search per the following inside the quotes , and you will get those threads:
“ powder coat exhaust site:hdforums.com“
“ powder coat exhaust site:hdforums.com“
I've also rattle canned exhaust headers with hi-temp black paint, and they also faded a bit with heat & time.
I've had high heat powder on cylinder heads. Black and they've kept their color fine.
We use a high heat powder on our Thunder Torque Inserts and they hold their color fine...but they are at the end of the exhaust tract, not right at the exhaust port, where it is much hotter.
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I'm Cerakoting my Thunderheader (I can't spray well until my shoulder replacement heals) since the stuff holds up nicely on weapon parts (all coatings eventually require replacement which is why I hate chrome). Check out their high temp coatings.
Many pro and hobby gunsmiths DIY their own weapons and there are plenty of videos.
Many pro and hobby gunsmiths DIY their own weapons and there are plenty of videos.
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I used VHT ceramic particle header paint on two different exhaust systems (V&H Short Shots and Long Shots both on 1500 cc Kawasaki V twins). It looked good in satin finish and lasted as long as I had the bike (8 years). The key with this stuff is that it has to bake on. I stuck a heat gun in each end for about an hour and then let them cool off. Worked good.
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I tried the VHT ceramic paint, I baked it per instructions and I also ran through about 6 heat cycles on the bike. This was on heat shields. And everytime it warmed up it would get tacky and stick and crap would stick to it.
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I never had that problem.....after the initial heating/cooling I took 0000 steel wool and polished the paint. It was hard and never softened up.....I didn't slap my fingers on a hot pipe to find out however.
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