M Performance exhaust: paint black or polish?

///M Power-Belgium · 03-24-2013, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by LarThaL

Painted it. 4 coats of high temp paint. First two coats were a flat black flame-proof header paint rated to 1600 degrees. Top two coats were exhaust paint rated to 650 degrees. Nice metallic dark grey/blackish finish

Goes on next week after some curing time.

Looks like a very good paint job !

The lasered ///M on the tips are on the other side,so..the exhaust on the pic. is actualy upside down....
Also the paint will smell the first of couple hundred miles !
Conclusion....well done...

BTW....i hope you like the exhaust note .

LarThaL · 03-24-2013, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Looks like a very good paint job !

The lasered ///M on the tips are on the other side,so..the exhaust on the pic. is actualy up side dow....
Also the paint will smell the first of couple hundred miles !
Conclusion....well done...

BTW....i hope you like the exhaust note .

Yes, it is upside down but this is the side that will be showing. Eagerly awaiting install !!!

Denk · 03-24-2013, 03:01 PM

Nice job! You'll never even notice the cans once installed...unless you assume the prone position with a flashlight in hand. You may notice it change character a little once broken in. Mine developed a little more howl starting at ~3k rpm, great sound! Enjoy!

PhillyNate · 03-24-2013, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by LarThaL

Painted it. 4 coats of high temp paint. First two coats were a flat black flame-proof header paint rated to 1600 degrees. Top two coats were exhaust paint rated to 650 degrees. Nice metallic dark grey/blackish finish

Goes on next week after some curing time.

Nice job with that. Good luck with the exhaust, it was high on my list.

LarThaL · 03-24-2013, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Denk

Nice job! You'll never even notice the cans once installed...unless you assume the prone position with a flashlight in hand. You may notice it change character a little once broken in. Mine developed a little more howl starting at ~3k rpm, great sound! Enjoy!

They are visible from a distance from the back which was my main reason for painting. Not a big thing by any means, but it was a few extra bucks so why not.

Denk · 03-24-2013, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by LarThaL

They are visible from a distance from the back which was my main reason for painting. Not a big thing by any means, but it was a few extra bucks so why not.

Exactly, a cheap easy fix that makes a huge difference.

CanAutM3 · 03-24-2013, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by LarThaL

Painted it. 4 coats of high temp paint. First two coats were a flat black flame-proof header paint rated to 1600 degrees. Top two coats were exhaust paint rated to 650 degrees. Nice metallic dark grey/blackish finish

Goes on next week after some curing time.

Nice job

I wish I had done mine

///M Power-Belgium · 03-24-2013, 04:53 PM

Never to late....

HK8888 · 03-25-2013, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by LarThaL

Painted it. 4 coats of high temp paint. First two coats were a flat black flame-proof header paint rated to 1600 degrees. Top two coats were exhaust paint rated to 650 degrees. Nice metallic dark grey/blackish finish

Goes on next week after some curing time.

Looks stunning.

CanAutM3 · 03-25-2013, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Never to late....

Yeah, I wish...

My M3 is my DD. I don't have tons of time to take off the exhaust, paint it and put it back on

.

I might have to continue living with the unpulished scrotum look

///M Power-Belgium · 03-26-2013, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by CanAutM3

Yeah, I wish...

My M3 is my DD. I don't have tons of time to take off the exhaust, paint it and put it back on

.

I might have to continue living with the unpulished scrotum look

I see....but,i have see video clips, without exhaust !
So... for a couple of day's....why not ???
It will be loud...but only for 2 day's

CanAutM3 · 03-26-2013, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

I see....but,i have see video clips, without exhaust !
So... for a couple of day's....why not ???
It will be loud...but only for 2 day's

L4ces · 03-26-2013, 09:17 PM

Before putting it on, you might want to do the exhaust mod. A pair of pliers, a hack saw and a few blades and plenty of crazy glue. Make it a tad louder!

Let us know how it goes if you do.
Oh, and you need tape.

I'm inna crazy mood. Enjoy that exhaust LarThal

///M3THOD · 03-26-2013, 10:43 PM

I hate black cans, it seems to be popular among the community.. but that's just my opinion.

I think it would look great polished. I like the way polished cans shine through the mesh and gives a hint that there might be something going on under there!

MSteve5036 · 06-05-2013, 03:46 PM

How is the paint holding up? Thinking of painting the NCCs on my new AA exhaust but worried how it will hold up

radiofrequency · 08-12-2013, 07:33 AM

Hi Denk:

In the photograph of the blue car (I am assuming that is a BMW Competition Muffler) there appears to no paint on the inside of the exhaust tips. I ask because one of the tips on mine started peeling paint recently. Did the owner of the blue car strip the inner paint off? if so, how did he do it?

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Originally Posted by Denk

A fellow M3 buddy liked the raw look, I liked a more steathy appearance so I painted the cans black. The high temp paint is holding up so far after a couple of years. Here are a couple of my raw/painted pics. Congrats on the exhaust, get it mounted soon so you can enjoy it.

Sleeper519 · 08-12-2013, 07:56 AM

^ A friend of mine did his with a dremel tool and a polishing attachment.

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Denk Brigadier General 1006 Rep 3,341 Posts Drives: 2021 X5M Join Date: May 2011 Location: PNW iTrader: (2)	Nice job! You'll never even notice the cans once installed...unless you assume the prone position with a flashlight in hand. You may notice it change character a little once broken in. Mine developed a little more howl starting at ~3k rpm, great sound! Enjoy!
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L4ces Major 337 Rep 1,489 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 M3 Alpine White Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NJ - NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 M3 [0.00]	Before putting it on, you might want to do the exhaust mod. A pair of pliers, a hack saw and a few blades and plenty of crazy glue. Make it a tad louder! Let us know how it goes if you do. Oh, and you need tape. I'm inna crazy mood. Enjoy that exhaust LarThal
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///M3THOD Lieutenant Colonel 117 Rep 1,625 Posts Drives: 991.2 GTS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: ATL iTrader: (30)	I hate black cans, it seems to be popular among the community.. but that's just my opinion. I think it would look great polished. I like the way polished cans shine through the mesh and gives a hint that there might be something going on under there!
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MSteve5036 Captain 125 Rep 713 Posts Drives: 08/99 M3s Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: PA iTrader: (1)	How is the paint holding up? Thinking of painting the NCCs on my new AA exhaust but worried how it will hold up
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Sleeper519 Captain 68 Rep 869 Posts Drives: 08 E92 M3 DCT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	^ A friend of mine did his with a dremel tool and a polishing attachment. __________________ 2008 M3 Coupe / DCT // StopTech BBK 380/355 / Pagid RS29 / Motul / Apex Arc-8 / BFG R1S / Ground Control / MS filter / Performance spoiler / BPM tune // Road Atlanta 1:39.70 / VIR Full 2:10.87 / Barber 1:42.20
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