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I have a painted Jardine 4:1 on my 'F' that I take off and repaint once a year (at least). Krylon BBQ Black paint seems to work the best. BUT, all it take is to get caught on one of those PNW rain rides and the water (steam) removed the paint. By the time I get home, rust has alread started.
Yesterday I removed and sand blasted (glass beaded) the 4 down tubes and the collector tube. Along with the mounting hardware. A while back I purchased Eastwood's Hi-Temp black powder and was ready to give it a try.
The parts went into the oven the typical dry powdery black and came out hi-gloss. They cooled to a slightly less glossy look. A very rich deep black.
Now back on the bike they turned back to hi-gloss with the engine heat. I like to temper the exhaust paint by bringing it up to temp until I see smoke, then let it cool. Repeating the processes several times. As I did this, the glossy black turned to a deep satin black. Each time the glossy part moved farther down the exahust tubes. When all four down tubes had made the transistion, I took it for a ride.
The exahust system looks fantastic. So far it is a deep satin black. Only time will tell if it will hold up under heat, water, and road debis.
My digial camera is at work, I will post some picture as soon as possible.
Yesterday I removed and sand blasted (glass beaded) the 4 down tubes and the collector tube. Along with the mounting hardware. A while back I purchased Eastwood's Hi-Temp black powder and was ready to give it a try.
The parts went into the oven the typical dry powdery black and came out hi-gloss. They cooled to a slightly less glossy look. A very rich deep black.
Now back on the bike they turned back to hi-gloss with the engine heat. I like to temper the exhaust paint by bringing it up to temp until I see smoke, then let it cool. Repeating the processes several times. As I did this, the glossy black turned to a deep satin black. Each time the glossy part moved farther down the exahust tubes. When all four down tubes had made the transistion, I took it for a ride.
The exahust system looks fantastic. So far it is a deep satin black. Only time will tell if it will hold up under heat, water, and road debis.
My digial camera is at work, I will post some picture as soon as possible.
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