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      11-16-2014, 10:42 AM   #1
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Painted Exhaust - post your pics!

Looking to see some images of your painted OEM exhaust. How has it held up? What paint did you use? Any regrets? I'm thinking about doing the OEM exhaust mod and figured I would get it painted at the same time.
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      11-16-2014, 11:43 AM   #2
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Looking to see some images of your painted OEM exhaust. How has it held up? What paint did you use? Any regrets? I'm thinking about doing the OEM exhaust mod and figured I would get it painted at the same time.
Yep , I have the Oem. exhaust mod. done by myself and I've not painted mine .
But found a couple of links to help you out with the paint question..
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http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=672428
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...=590800&page=2
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=397765
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      11-17-2014, 07:52 AM   #3
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Cool, thanks!
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      11-17-2014, 12:57 PM   #4
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I'll take some pictures of mine for you. I had the muffler portion ceramic-coated matte black and the tips ceramic-coated gloss black. Came out beautifully and has held up without issue.

FYI - Rattle can won't do the trick. No matter how well you prep it, the paint still needs to be baked on there.
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Cool, thanks!
Found pics of the piece off the car.
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      11-17-2014, 01:04 PM   #6
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I'll take some pictures of mine for you. I had the muffler portion ceramic-coated matte black and the tips ceramic-coated gloss black. Came out beautifully and has held up without issue.

FYI - Rattle can won't do the trick. No matter how well you prep it, the paint still needs to be baked on there.
Not entirely true. The ceramic in rattle can paints will bake onto the just from running the car. My x pipe was done in VHT and it gets much hotter than the muffler and has held up fine.
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Meh, I spent like seriously 15 mins using BBQ paint and it held up fine. Didn't even do that great of a job cleaning the muffler off either.
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Not entirely true. The ceramic in rattle can paints will bake onto the just from running the car. My x pipe was done in VHT and it gets much hotter than the muffler and has held up fine.
How long has yours held up?

On my previous muffler, I prepped the entire can (washed, sanded, and alcoholed) and sprayed light coats of high-temp BBQ paint followed by a clear coat. It held up for 6-9 months and then started flaking off.
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How long has yours held up?

On my previous muffler, I prepped the entire can (washed, sanded, and alcoholed) and sprayed light coats of high-temp BBQ paint followed by a clear coat. It held up for 6-9 months and then started flaking off.
Mine was still on at the 8th month mark, but who knows if it was going to flake after that. And I didn't even prep it like you did. I literally wiper the muffler down with degreaser and sprayed that BBQ paint right on
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Mines held up for maybe over a year. I don't recall exactly when it was installed. It's also 2,000 degree paint with ceramic and keep in mind that the x pipe gets much hotter than the muffler.
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My MPE on my first '11 e92. Used the paint below, it's held up for over 3 yrs in Oregon weather on a few e92's. Cleaned the can, sprayed it on. No peeling at all. No baking required, air dried.


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Here's mine with painted tips. I only sanded it down for prep and just used the same paint as the above post. I've only had it for about a month so far. Sorry for the dirty car, she's a dirty girl.



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