| Author | Message | ||
     Scottorious |
So until I decide to spring for a new exhaust I plan to spruce up the old one. Has anyone had any luck painting the stock can? if so what paint was used? | ||
| D_adams |
High temp paint, 1000 degrees or better if you can find it. I've had both flat black and gloss. Make sure you prep the muffler before you paint it, get it as clean as possible. | ||
| Kinder |
I had good experience with VHT flat black on my XB12Ss can. Looked new when done. Did coat after coat after coat till the can was empty.  | ||
| Froggy |
BBQ paint is popular among the XB riders | ||
| Geforce |
As stated, use high temp BBQ paint in rattle can form. Krylon works well and I have used it on mine. I got the best results just by simply taking my time with the coats and allowing it to dry properly. BE CAREFUL when you sand/strip the muffler! If you use electrical or air tools to help strip the crud off you will find small imperfections in the factory metal work. These imperfections are minor but are filled with primer and other types of pre-paint materials. If you try to completely clear off all the paint and strip it to metal you may encounter some of these and you will need to refill/sand them unless you don't mind the little dings and creases. These imperfections are generally found near the outlets and other areas where the metal has to be formed into odd shapes. If perfection isn't a concern, get after it with anything you want to use and just paint it up. You will smell the paint cooking after you fire it up the first time. A little burn in is fine just monitor it to make sure the paint isn't flaking off or cracking. Good luck and have fun! | ||
| Scottorious |
yah Im more concerned with just getting the thing back to a nice black finish and it just lasting until I jump for a new exhaust. Thanks for all the tips. If I just grind it down to bare metal can the BBQ paint just go straight onto that? | ||
| Geforce |
^ Yes. I used 2-3 coats of the same paint. I guess you could find some high heat primer but I didn't see the need to do so. | ||
| Froader4life |
I had HD warranty my exhaust because of paint flaking and cracking. | ||
| Jjr1125 |
My choice was a nice ceramic coat. |
