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Old 09-09-2008, 07:00 PM
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Question black exhaust shields
say if i wanted to stay with my stock header pipe and wanted to get some kind of black slip-ons.how do you paint or make your stock shields black to match slip-ons?is there some kind of black hi-temp or ceramic paint for this job? any prep involved before paint or coating them?
 
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Old 09-09-2008, 07:14 PM
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I used high temp header paint on the pipe that shows in the gap. All I did is sand it down and paint it. I am doing my shields the same way this weekend
 
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Best thing to do is send them off for ceramic coating
 
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Best thing to do is send them off for ceramic coating
or talk to a powdercoater about hi-temp powder.
 
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Best thing to do is send them off for ceramic coating
+1 I agree
 
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Originally Posted by dawg
Best thing to do is send them off for ceramic coating
+2 http://www.jet-hot.com/
 
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I used Jet-Hot for my Thunderheader. It is expensive and unnecessary for heat shields.
 
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Old 09-09-2008, 09:46 PM
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It is expensive and unnecessary for heat shields.
LOL! I think half the things I buy and put on my RG is over priced and not needed. Jet-Hot it is.
 
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LOL! I think half the things I buy and put on my RG is over priced and not needed. Jet-Hot it is.
touche!
 
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Old 09-09-2008, 11:12 PM
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Hey is there a ceramic gloss black? All my powder coating is gloss. Or is the nature of ceramic general flat?
 
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