Ceramic coating on exhaust systems
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Ceramic coating on exhaust systems
Has anyone coated their StreetGlide?
I'm getting it done and I think I can get away with coating hte shields and the slip-on's, and not doing the headers...or am I wrong in that assumption.... It looks like the heat shields pretty much obscure the pipes completely..
any input is appreciated.
thanks
I'm getting it done and I think I can get away with coating hte shields and the slip-on's, and not doing the headers...or am I wrong in that assumption.... It looks like the heat shields pretty much obscure the pipes completely..
any input is appreciated.
thanks
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From: Hico, TX (once home to Billy the Kid)
If I were going to attempt to get full benifit of ceramic coating, I would do the head-pipes.
What color are you going to get?
http://www.jet-hot.com/headercoatings.html
The first time I ever had a set of headers coated on a hot rod, I went with jet hot.
Latter on another rod I went with someone else (cheaper) big mistake.
Then I had some other stuff on another rod coated by someone else. Big Mistake.
I finally learned.
Jet Hot for me.
What color are you going to get?
http://www.jet-hot.com/headercoatings.html
The first time I ever had a set of headers coated on a hot rod, I went with jet hot.
Latter on another rod I went with someone else (cheaper) big mistake.
Then I had some other stuff on another rod coated by someone else. Big Mistake.
I finally learned.
Jet Hot for me.
Road Master
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From: The "Quay", Norf Cack
I've thought about having mine done as well. I wanted to drill the shields with large holes then have them jet hot in Sterling silver. Then I want to jet hot the stock pipes and Rinehart slip on in a flat black. I also planned to have the engine and tranny components done in flat black and sterling silver combo.
Road Warrior
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From: The real N.CA (not S.F. Bay Area)
My Fatcat pipe was originally chrome. I had Jet-Hot ceramic coat it black. I wasn't real impressed with the finish. There are a lot of imperfections that I really didn't expect. If I were to do it all over again...I wouldn't. I've never taken temps of the pipe but I didn't notice a drastic reduction in heat, either. When I emailed the company about the poor finish, they didn't respond.
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From: NW AR
I coated the Sportster's drag pipes with a gun coating from www.lauerweaponry.com, Duracoat. The High Temp stuff. The pipes were looking pretty sad after 20 years, and I sanded them, cleaned them and painted them. My finish didn't turn out as good as I wanted because my coating was 2 years old (got side tracked between the Megasquirt conversion and finally getting to it), but it held up well on the trip to Sturgis. I should have thinned it before shooting, but next time I'll know. Actually, next time I'll read the directions when I get it, not 2 years later and notice that the shelf life is 18 months. Anyway, the coating actually gets harder the hotter it gets and is used on machinegun barrels, which can glow in the dark. Requires no baking, just spray it on and let it dry. It isn't cheap, though.
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