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I seen some spray paint in Napa That I would like to use on my ugly, rusty headers. The label says it contains ceramics which could be a good sign and it can handle heat as high as 1200 degrees. What do you think of that? What other brands and where did you guys get them and how long did they last?. I think I am gonna get the spray paint from there, but which color I dont know. Probably just black till I find out what I will paint my bike in, which color?

I've heard of bbq grill paint too, but your idea sounds as good as any other. Can you get the rust off as much as you can? Wire wheel or sand them? Down to some decent metal? There was some stuff by permatex ..rust remover someone mentioned that worked swell. THEN they painted.

I use BBQ paint about two years ago and they still look pretty good. I'm getting a sidewinder soon so I won't have to paint again!

Thanks for the tips! So if I buy this ceramic spray paint I should be in better hands than BBQ!

the surface prep is the main thing,sandblast your header;)

to mirror and add. I've used the Duplicolor Ceramic with great results and longevity. the trick is 2 fold:
1. prep right - media blast if possible
2. oven bake the parts. Dont tell the wife, but bake the painted items by the directions on the can (I think its 300* for 20 minutes, but its been a while). It will stink a little bit

the oven baking really gets the paint cured and resilient.

Here's what my pipes looked like when I pulled them off my Voyager:

After sandblasting:

And after painting.
I used Duplicolor High Temp for Exhaust Pipes. Your choice of color is Black or Silver. I didn't bake the pipes before I installed them. I guess they'll get baked when I run the motor.

Looks good ltdrider.
Here's yet one more option.
Eastwood sells this exhaust manifold paint: www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=733&itemType=PRODUCT
I used it on a Honda 750. Lasts a long time. I sand blasted the header first. Then I just painted the stuff on with a brush. It flowed out real well. Then I hung it up over a kerosene heater to help it cure.
It's kinda unique color too. You'll be the only one on the block with a cast iron 4 into 1.

But nowadays, I just use BBQ black. I just make a semi-annual routine out of scrubbing down the down pipes with beartex, and spray painting them. I just use rags to mask off areas as I go. I also scrub out them rusty areas between the ears of those exhaust rings, then dab some high temp silver in with a Q-tip.

81Red750 wrote:

to mirror and add. I've used the Duplicolor Ceramic with great results and longevity. the trick is 2 fold:
1. prep right - media blast if possible
2. oven bake the parts. Dont tell the wife, but bake the painted items by the directions on the can (I think its 300* for 20 minutes, but its been a while). It will stink a little bit

the oven baking really gets the paint cured and resilient.

My can says "300 for 20 min, 400 for 20 min, 500 for 20 min."
And if you can fit your pipes in the oven, you've got a bigger oven than I do.

Good tips Riverroad anad Ltdrider. I dont think I will get to sandblast or bake but I will do the best I can do.