Painting H-pipe?????????

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BluThnder99

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Do you guys think its a good idea to pait my h-pipe with motor paint or will it just burn off? The h-pipe wasn't coated to begin with so its getting rusty. I was thinking I would sand it but I know the rust will come back so I wanted to paint it after its sanded.

 

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Don't bother. There are plenty of other things you can do. Do some preventitive maintenance. Chage EVERY fluid. Change plugs, PCV, etc. Do not waste your valuable time painting the f'n exhaust

 

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Kilgore Trout said:

Don't bother. There are plenty of other things you can do. Do some preventitive maintenance. Chage EVERY fluid. Change plugs, PCV, etc. Do not waste your valuable time painting the f'n exhaust

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Yeah I see your point but I hate rust more than anything it looks bad and it spreads. And plus all my fluids have been change already took care of that when I changed my oil.

 

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Im sure you could use some really high temp engine paint or powdercoating material like they use for headers.

 

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I used engine enamel on my off road h pipe (when I had one) and the paint only stayed intact in a few areas. The paint I used was rated at 500 degrees though - there are higher temp versions that should hang on longer.

 

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I painted mine with a high temp ceramic paint. Worked pretty good but smells all the way to hell for a few days.

 

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coramprat said:

I painted mine with a high temp ceramic paint. Worked pretty good but smells all the way to hell for a few days.

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Well if it smelled bad wasn't that the paint burning off or I guess it could have been baking in self on the metal. How does it smell now?

 

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BluThnder99 said:

Yeah I see your point but I hate rust more than anything it looks bad and it spreads. And plus all my fluids have been change already took care of that when I changed my oil.

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How low is that midpipe hanging? I've got the 4X4 look and I can't see mine. Change your plugs...do something more constructive.