house of kolor hi temp

[rbmgf7]

i came to the exhaust system of my project and some of it was far too pitted and corroded. i decided to paint the exhaust instead of rechroming it. i had the chrome removed and began working on the prep by sandblasting.

i want a gloss finish but i know the only way to get gloss black on exhausts is to black chrome it. instead, i came by some house of kolor hi temp on eastwood's site.

the paint claims it does not need to be baked for curing and leaves a semi gloss finish. it also claims it is resistant up to 1400F. i know HOK's reputation is very good but has anyone personally worked with this stuff? $70 a quart is too steep to experiement with.

my other option was to use some duplicolor/vht 1200F flat black on the headpipes and possibly 500F gloss black engine enamel on the mufflers. anyone try engine enamel on the muff's with good results?

thanks

[81xsproject]

Some folks have had okay luck with the duplicolor, others have not. $70 is expensive, but it sure would be nice to know if it would work and hold up.

[03mach1]

I used the Eastwood HI Temp Black $15-20/can, and so far holding up pretty good, no flaking or discoloration.

I think VHT also makes Hi-temp in various colors too. 1200-1500 degrees.

[danteinien]

I used DupliColor Hi Temp with Ceramic from Autozone, Like $8 for the can, so far no fliaking or discoloration, been on there for like 4 months now. I sandblasted the pipes before spraying them

Sorry, bets pic I could find.

[rbmgf7]

dant,

that doesn't look half bad. appears to have a little gloss to it. might try that.

[bwilding_2000]

Hey! We need more pics of those last two bikes! They look awesome! SEND MORE PICS! Dante-is that you? I am the guy who bought your old hard bags!

[danteinien]

It does have a slight gloss to it, I would call it satin

bw 2000, you have a PM

[DJinNH]

Originally posted by danteinien
I used DupliColor Hi Temp with Ceramic from Autozone, Like $8 for the can, so far no fliaking or discoloration, been on there for like 4 months now. I sandblasted the pipes before spraying them

Sorry, bets pic I could find.

Best I can tell from this photo, it looks pretty darned good to me.

Don

[danteinien]

Maybe this one more better? Looks about the same
When I can, I'll try and get one with good lighting

Sorry, Giant Pic!

[Toolmaker Tim]

Just noticed something

My headers have flat metal clamp plate instead of the cast originals. I'm jealous. Time to start looking for replacements! seems like every time I turn around I see something else I need. Ain't it GREAT!
Tim

[DavesXS]

High temp clear on the flat will gloss it up. Thats how I did my jeep and will do the same to mine in a few weeks. And makes them easier to keep looking clean.

Edit: And can some one make that huge pic 600x600 so I don't need 2 screens to view?

[danteinien]

There you go