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May 22, 2011 | 12:43 PM

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Kman Harley

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I did mine. Mine is a '99 with the cross pipe which was a bit of a pain to do but yours would be easy. I left the heat shields on cause it makes them look beefier and I also left a little of the heat shield exposed at the end to give a chrome lip. One tip I'd give is to put a fold in the ends where it starts and end so it doesn't frill out and keep them behind it so you don't see the ends either - cleaner looking.

Here's a pic of mine

May 22, 2011 | 01:35 PM

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sorensentyler

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kman harley, your bike is awesome.

May 22, 2011 | 03:58 PM

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streetfighter06

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$10 to paint them. Mine were chrome and look great after 2 years now....

May 22, 2011 | 07:04 PM

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brantwalton1

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Did you do anything prior to painting them. Sand them or anything?

May 22, 2011 | 08:15 PM

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sorensentyler

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yeah you're gonna want to sand the chrome... scuff it up a little bit wipe it down, prime it, then spray the high heat balc paint. couple coats. then start your bike up and let it cure. should be instructions on curing right on the can. good luck! post pics when you're done.

May 22, 2011 | 09:20 PM

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DFsporty

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Originally Posted by sorensentyler

I did exactly this and with 5min of the bike running the paint peeled off..lol..so I just wrapped them. Good Luck man

May 23, 2011 | 12:30 AM

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May 23, 2011 | 07:58 AM

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Kman Harley

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sorensentyler

kman harley, your bike is awesome.

Thanks! It is my first bike build/restoration so I think I did ok.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DFsporty

I did exactly this and with 5min of the bike running the paint peeled off..lol..so I just wrapped them. Good Luck man

It might have stripped because you used a non high heat primer or the surface wasn't cleaned or sanded/scuffed enough. Getting a chromed exhaust painted properly can be tricky and tedious.

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May 23, 2011 | 09:13 AM

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DFsporty

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kman Harley

Thanks! It is my first bike build/restoration so I think I did ok.

It might have stripped because you used a non high heat primer or the surface wasn't cleaned or sanded/scuffed enough. Getting a chromed exhaust painted properly can be tricky and tedious.

I used a high heat primer but I probably didn't scuff them up enough...the mufflers are fine but you are correct very tricky and tedious. I wrapped them and really like the look of them.