I have heard of people trying to achieve long lasting gloss black on their exhaust, not sure which company guarantees it.

Anybody?

 

I had mine done and it didn't adhere for long. I have a set of Samson ceramic black pipes and the coater used the same stuff he uses on rocker box covers and every other part with 0 problems. He ended up using a high heat "satin" black which looks fine but I like the gloss better. There was a recent post on here of a member who owns a shop and posted a ton of pics of high heat gloss black he uses on pipes.

 

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powder coat is not rated for high heat. ceramic coating is.

 

Are you looking to powder the pipes themselves, or the shields? As previously mentioned, I think the pipes themselves get hotter than the melting point of the powder. If the shields, we coated mine about 5 years ago with Tiger-Drylac brand and it is still glossy.

 

I have ceramic pipes and the Coater powdered the heat shields with the same gloss black product he uses on all jobs including numerous ones of mine. It lasted maybe 50 miles and I started to see some burning through then small blistering. Not sure what temps my pipes are running at but the "high heat satin" he used the second go around is doing fine.

 

Good question. I plan to get V&H big shots reg length in black.

I would coat the shields myself if I can figure what works.

Tiger-Drylac?
PUR?

 

I wouldn't bother powdering the pipe if it's covered with a heat shield. Just make sure the powder is "high heat" (1200 degrees) or more. My coater bakes all his parts at 450 degrees so my heat shields must have been somewhere between 451 and 1199 degrees to blister off like it did. I had heard that pipes typically run at 750 degrees but don't hold me to that. I figured where my pipes were ceramic to begin with they may retain more heat and the 450 degree melting point wouldn't be an issue for me, I was wrong.

 

My understanding from a man that should know is that Tiger is the "Cadillac" of powder. I think the surface prep over chrome had everything to do with our success. Besides being MEK clean, it was sanded and roughed up to give the powder something to hold on to. Used the same process on my Night Train's wheels and they have stayed shiny and held up for years as well.

 

Well I am planning on getting the V&H Big Boss in matte black. I wonder if the matte black finish would be a better finish to start with over chrome. Probably?

The tiger was something you did yourself correct? You have powder coating eq or was this out of a can?

Thanks