Noob exhaust paint question

[sadiq]

I'm interested in getting the Corsa exhaust with the black tips, but im not really a fan of how the silver cans look against the black tips. I see people talking about coating them with high temp paint, but I just want to be sure that I'm looking at the right stuff. Is this sufficient??

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Rust-Oleum...ndingMethod=rr

http://www.walmart.com/ip/17203457?w...249510&veh=sem

[JEllis]

Yeah that will probably do. The primer you wont need... or find some high heat primer. I used VHT Ceramic Header paint on my Porsche exhaust that was ceramic coated. I used it for touch ups.

[sadiq]

thank you sirs.

followup - VHT's site seems to suggest that you need primer and clearcoat. given that this is an undercar application, will it be "good enough" without primer, which VHT suggests?

[RD1M3]

Just an FYI, the High Heat (2000 degree) paint instructs you to bake the part once it's painted to cure the paint. Because of this I chose to go with the 1200 degree version instead, which doesn't require the baking. Haven't mounted the exhaust yet, so still waiting to see how it turns out after some use.


http://www.walmart.com/ip/Rust-Oleum...-Heat/19399698

[sadiq]

Originally Posted by RD1M3

Just an FYI, the High Heat (2000 degree) paint instructs you to bake the part once it's painted to cure the paint. Because of this I chose to go with the 1200 degree version instead, which doesn't require the baking. Haven't mounted the exhaust yet, so still waiting to see how it turns out after some use.


http://www.walmart.com/ip/Rust-Oleum...-Heat/19399698

Thanks - the baking process was really throwing me off. The cans are too big to fit into an oven (and my oven doesnt go up to 650 anyway), and I don't want to paint them while theyre on the car (obviously), and I don't want to be messing with uncured painted cans while I'm installing them.

[sadiq]

Originally Posted by Dashman

No need for primer or a top clear coat. Just make sure you clean the exhaust VERY well with some paint solvent before you paint it

Even if it's a brand new exhaust?

[sadiq]

Originally Posted by Dashman

Has nothing to do with new or old.

The primer is to make sure the paint sticks and is laid down evenly. You can skip this step so long as you abraid the surface you are about to paint with a scotch brite pad and then clean VERY WELL using a paint prep or some other type of paint solvent. Doing this will allow the paint to stick and bond to the metal well.

The clear coat is unnecessary. It is going under the car. Besides I assume you are going for a matte black finish? That makes it doubly unnecessary.

You should check out some online videos if you have never painted before. It is pretty straight forward, but it really is all about the prep

Is Simple Green good enough? (as far as cleaning after scotch briting it)

[sadiq]

cool deal. the exhaust is on order, so i should be able to post up some pics in a few weeks!

[slicer]

BBQ grill paint from Home Depot is what I used and it worked perfectly. I cleaned and scuffed the tips and canisters. Sprayed a bunch of coats... Done. Lasted years. I Touched it up after 4 years and 3 mn winters.