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Took a ride to drop heat shields off at the powder coater. Man, 43 degrees but it was chiiiiillllyyy on the freeway.
It felt so damn good to ride. I love how my new racing Rinehart baffles sound especially getting on the freeways!
The guy said I should not have any problems with powder coated shields. He does a lot of them, so I am anxious to see how they will turn out. He said they will look just like any other black part on my bike.
I really wish I could also do the slip ons to have it all nice same color, but regular PC will not hold up and gloss black in high temp powder is not available. Bummer. Oh well.
I was thinking about wrapping header pipes in titanium heat tape to prevent from possible discoloration due to heat. Anyone tried it?
I had my son in laws heat shields and slip-ons high gloss powder coat with a high heat powder coat. I believe it was 600 to 800 Degrees and it's been flawless for 2 years. It was high gloss black. The powder coating shop didn't have it on hand and special ordered it. The can was 80 bucks extra. I also found the below link online and it's high gloss black in high temp
Well, that turned into a disaster lol. Tried to paint them using high temp gloss paint. So far, they look like ****.
Off to powder coated they go.
See if you can find VHT Flame Proof spray paint.{ https://www.vhtpaint.com/} Most auto parts shops near me have a fair selection. I have sprayed my headers before and worked ok. More recently when I did the cam chest upgrade I noticed the bottom side of the cam cover snout chrome had bubbled up pretty bad but that was over 19 years, also had the reflector that sticks to the frame had melted some years back it is fairly close to where the header comes out.
Thats when I heat wrapped that front pipe.and put the shields over that. during that redo. If you are going Black you might try to use black heat wrap I had cleaned the inside of the heat shields and sprayed VHT. They have been off 2 times now and still look ok on the inside.. If you are going Black you might try to use black heat wrap then spray the shields Gloss. So far my reflector is ok and so is the cam cover no heat damage yet. That heat wrap works well.
I have stock pipes and Kuryakyn has a "bridge shield" that fits between the front header shield and covers the gap between there and the shields that head to the back.
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So I had my M8 heat shields powder coated gloss black two years ago. My experience is that the gloss black has held up pretty well. I had no fading or discoloration until I did big bore kit (produces much more heat) and it only faded on the heat shield connected to the front cylinder. The other heat shields are still in good condition. So just recently I took the front cylinder heat shield back to powder coat, which cost me $50. Here is a pic so you can see the fading after two seasons and 5k. I say got for it.
love the white walls,
im also looking for a gloss black powder coat
is that a 21 in front ?
Last edited by GreenMonster; Mar 26, 2023 at 10:01 PM.
I had my son in laws heat shields and slip-ons high gloss powder coat with a high heat powder coat. I believe it was 600 to 800 Degrees and it's been flawless for 2 years. It was high gloss black. The powder coating shop didn't have it on hand and special ordered it. The can was 80 bucks extra. I also found the below link online and it's high gloss black in high temp
I remember seeing that bike before. Those came out really nice!
The powder in your link says it has some wrinkling to it. I believe it would come out same as factory. I want the finish to be smooth and glossy like it shows in your picture.
See if you can find VHT Flame Proof spray paint.{ https://www.vhtpaint.com/} Most auto parts shops near me have a fair selection. I have sprayed my headers before and worked ok. More recently when I did the cam chest upgrade I noticed the bottom side of the cam cover snout chrome had bubbled up pretty bad but that was over 19 years, also had the reflector that sticks to the frame had melted some years back it is fairly close to where the header comes out.
Thats when I heat wrapped that front pipe.and put the shields over that. during that redo. If you are going Black you might try to use black heat wrap I had cleaned the inside of the heat shields and sprayed VHT. They have been off 2 times now and still look ok on the inside.. If you are going Black you might try to use black heat wrap then spray the shields Gloss. So far my reflector is ok and so is the cam cover no heat damage yet. That heat wrap works well.
I have stock pipes and Kuryakyn has a "bridge shield" that fits between the front header shield and covers the gap between there and the shields that head to the back.
That's what I used. Came out looking like total ****. Probably because it was my prep or something, but the paint did not go on smooth at all. In-fact, it was wrinkling in most spots. I put about 4 coats, and it just didn't like to cover some parts.
I remember seeing that bike before. Those came out really nice!
The powder in your link says it has some wrinkling to it. I believe it would come out same as factory. I want the finish to be smooth and glossy like it shows in your picture.
I remember seeing that bike before. Those came out really nice!
The powder in your link says it has some wrinkling to it. I believe it would come out same as factory. I want the finish to be smooth and glossy like it shows in your picture.
This is who I used. Give them a call and ask for Jose. Ask him about the high temp powder coat he used on the heat shields he did for Ron...I'm sure he will help you.
Chem-Tron Paint & Powder Coating
4.9(9) ˇ Powder coating service
10+ years in business ˇ 92 Taylor St ˇ Danbury, CT (203) 743-5131
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