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High Temp Spray Paint??????

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Has anybody used this on their exhaust manifolds or exhaust piping?

I will be finishing up my exhaust tomorrow, and would like to paint it up.

I was wondering how durable the paint is.

Don't want to waste my time or money, if its all just going to get burnt off.:dunno:
 
BB-Q paint works too if you want flat black. I've used the VHT flameproof silver paint on an old set of headers many years ago. 3 years later they were still silver and decent looking.
 
This is the stuff I've used, held up for the three years I had my old truck.
 
I see a lot of good insight here.

Jess, have you been able to test the results of the paint with a moderate-extensive amount of fully warmed up engine conditions?

TRusty & Chris, did you sand blast or prepare the metal in any way?

Yeager, you've always been great help, that ATF and fire method is awesome.

I have a lot of different options to consider here.

Thanks everybody.
 
I've had limited luck with hi-temp paint I used on my wood stoves,but I can attest to the fact the flat black stuff resists rust for a lot longer and better on things like frames,than anything else I've used,except for maybe POR-15...and its a LOT cheaper....
 
ChrisPerry said:
MEK.
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careful with that sh*t, I avoid it like the plague, and it's a major part of my job... it's gelcoat reducer, so I'm forced to use it...

but I'll always use thinner, alcohol, etc whenever possible over that toxic-arse sh*t... :eek1:
 
I sandblasted as well, but I just hit em with compressed air to get the dust off.

VHT or anything else isn't gonna do well if it's over top of header paint.
 
My vote is bbq paint, last time I used duplicolor on a set of headers. it was burnt off in one drive and 2 summers later not much better looking than before.

I used bbq paint on my Tri Z, its been lookin good all summer.
 
ChickenRammit said:
Jess, have you been able to test the results of the paint with a moderate-extensive amount of fully warmed up engine conditions?

TRusty & Chris, did you sand blast or prepare the metal in any way?
Thanks everybody.
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Brian - i sand blasted and just sprayed from there. What do you mean test? The product recommends a proper " hardening" but fock that. I dint even do that with my motorcycles exhausts. What i do after i spray a ton of coats is, let it dry for a day or two. Then install the part without banging the part into everything. Handle with care during installation and then forget about it. I have it on my current bikes mid pipe and the blazers exhausts manifolds and they still look exactly the same as the day i installed it. :pimp: and my 1000cc sportbike with a 12,000 rpm rev limit exhausts gets way hotter than any trucks stock manifolds or headers.
 
I used Rustoleum's High Temp Black, on the Stack, on the F-250 I sold.
It's holding up to 1050*, so I think it works. :D

*No prep whatsoever.
 
ryoken said:
careful with that sh*t, I avoid it like the plague, and it's a major part of my job... it's gelcoat reducer, so I'm forced to use it...

but I'll always use thinner, alcohol, etc whenever possible over that toxic-arse sh*t... :eek1:
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I worked at a boat shop at the time and it was free. It really is some powerful stuff, gotta use a mask when using.
 
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