Exhaust paint ?

[philb]

I've tried all sorts of so-called exhaust paints and they all seem to fail for one reason or another. The "very high temperature" ones don't peel but they seem to be porous - so the parts rust. The only non-porous paint I found didn't stand the temperature (even of a diesel) and seemed to be porous anyway. Enough grumbling, do any of you know of an affordable, readily applied (air drying, brushed, ideally), heat resistant, non-porous, durable paint? :???

 

Cheers,

Phil

[berna2vm]

I use Plasti-cote black barbecue paint on motorcycle exhausts with great results. The exhaust on my Gas Gas enduro bike still looks great after 3 years. Spray can only, though...

[commander]

Go to your local ironmongers and ask them for the paint used

on the old coal fire ranges around our way it is called "JOY"

Commander

[Tony B]

There are new exhaust protections available, used on custom cars, they also keep the metal cool.

[philb]

Thanks, chaps.

 

I haven't tried barbecue paint, I might give that a test.

 

Tony, I guess you are referring to ceramic coating? It appears to be very good but is a tad expensive - a couple of hundred quid to do the Mat exhaust and manifolds.

 

Any other advice welcome.

 

Phil

[Tony B]

:-D

Thanks, chaps.

 

I haven't tried barbecue paint, I might give that a test.

 

Tony, I guess you are referring to ceramic coating? It appears to be very good but is a tad expensive - a couple of hundred quid to do the Mat exhaust and manifolds.

 

Any other advice welcome.

 

Phil

Start saving the pennies? :cool2:

[sirhc]

Try Factory Manifold Grey from Frosts. It only really works if you can blast the surface first, but I've had it on my Ferret exhaust manifolds for 7 years and it still looks as good as new.

[Tony B]

Is there any paint that can also help preserve the manifold? 101 manifiolds are notourious and b**dy expensive.

[berna2vm]

Try Factory Manifold Grey from Frosts. It only really works if you can blast the surface first, but I've had it on my Ferret exhaust manifolds for 7 years and it still looks as good as new.

Yes, Frost's products are almost always excellent...

[woa2]

Anybody know of a Black Paint suitable for Stainless Steel exhausts?

[No Signals]

I've used Sperex aerosols on bike exhausts (non stainless)without any problems. Great for spraying on the inside of new chromed silencers to stop them rotting from the inside out. Never lost a system to rust that was treated with it.

[Tony B]

Where do you get it from?

[Minesweeper]

I used ordinary Black Satin Hammerite on the Stainless Steel Silencer Tube on the FWD and that survived the London to Brighton - and also one other "Run" that we have completed since then.

 

All I can say is "so far so good".

 

Tony

[agripper]

I use international mat black on the chimney of my steam roller and this holds real well. And its cheap.

[ruxy]

Not much use for MT but a bit of info. Read a couple of books recently about WW2 night fighters , to help stop the Hurricane exhaust stubs glowing red in the dark they were coated with red lead paint after every sortie. I suppose this would be the real red lead paint now almost impossible to obtain.

[No Signals]

You can get Sperex from bike (car?) shops or there seems to be plenty of it on ebay.

[Topdog]

Go to your local ironmongers and ask them for the paint used

on the old coal fire ranges around our way it is called "JOY"

Commander

 

I tried that. He said 'No Joy mate'

Ok thanks Deep Joy.

(sorry)

[Tony B]

I tried that. He said 'No Joy mate'

Ok thanks Deep Joy.

(sorry)

 

Yes I know that stuff, apparently not made now, to poisionus.

[morris c8 fat]

Yes I know that stuff, apparently not made now, to poisionus.

Who licks Exhausts???!!!!!!!!