exhaust painting tips/ remove or not to remove?

[semerm]

My 76 gl is in need of paint on the muffler. I know to use high temp paint. Does anyone know if it comes in a can to brush it on or only in a spray? (I have only seen it in a spray).
To spray it, I need to remove it. I hesitate doing this as I do not want to break the old parts or also deal with bolts that are rusted and difficult too remove, etc.
Should I try to remove it? I'm thinking a can with a brush woudl be best if the paint comes that way. Hey- I might spray some in a contianer and hten brush it on? Thoughts!?

[donb]

por15 makes a high heat black paint, black velvet, that you brush on. It looks real close to the stock color.

[Paxton Gomez]

I hear that you can buy BB Q Paint at Home Depot.

I sprayed mine on the bike w/o problems. Just get aluminum foil and tape.
Aluminum foil will "shape to the parts" that you are trying to protect from over-sprayin.' Use the tape to hold aluminum foil in place.

Of course, you do want to thorughly degrease the engine and wash, clean and beautify the whole bike, BEFORE doing the deed.

Then, do the above and you'll be happy.

[spaniard]

Take it off and use ceramic high heat paint. You will be happier with the results if you spray it on (at least I am) and actually strip down the old paint and fix the corrosion.

just my two cents.

Check my gallery I havesome pics of my exhaust I just finished

[swtdreams]

if you can get it done i would recomend powder coating, did the exaust and header pipes on my '76 about 2 months ago, looks great and should last another 30+ years

[multi-me]

if you can get it done i would recomend powder coating, did the exaust and header pipes on my '76 about 2 months ago, looks great and should last another 30+ years

Not to play contrarian but my, albeit limited, powder coat experience would tend to steer me away due to the heat associated with exhausts. Powder generally cures in the 400 degrees F range and shouldn't be subjected to temps that high on a long term basis. Am I wrong on that?

Best,
Wayne

[swtdreams]

'Automotive Applications


From wheels to exhaust systems, Alesta® powder coatings will always provide outstanding performance for the automotive industry. We offer an array of possibilities including our chrome-look finish, high temperature resistant coatings, smooth finishes, etc. Our automotive approvals assure that we comply with industry requirements.'

i also have a limited knowledge of powder coating, but i copied this from duponts page. have only seen one application where it didn't take, and that was a turbo manifold on a car, got to about 1500 F. and acually burnt the powder coat off in about 20 mins.. as for my exhaust, the finnish has dulled a lil close to the head, but the rest is in great shape after several hundred miles.

[multi-me]

i also have a limited knowledge of powder coating, but i copied this from duponts page. have only seen one application where it didn't take, and that was a turbo manifold on a car, got to about 1500 F.

8) See why I love this forum so much! Thanks for the education!

Best,
Wayne

[heraldhamster]

I pulled the chrome off mine the other day and they don't have any paint on them. that can't be stock can it?
naturally, there's a couple of rust spots where the bands held the chromes on.
could I... er, would it be advisable to leave them bare and not paint?