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Beachbuell
Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 05:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I have the Buell Pro Series Polished Race Kit. I am interested in painting the polished muffler. Has anyone painted their polished pipe before? Should I just sand the pipe by hand to rough up the surface, then paint it with the high temp paint? I've never painted anything that was polished aluminum before and I don't wanna screw it up. Any advice or tips would be great. Thanks.
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Bads1
Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 05:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Its not polished aluminum. It ceramic coating. All you'll need to do it scotch brite it then High Temp paint.
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Beachbuell
Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 06:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
No, its polished aluminum. Buell has TWO versions/styles of their factory race kit. The ceramic, flat color, coating you speak of AND a polished, high luster version also. I just want to make sure the high temp paint will adhire to the polished surface and not peel or flake off.
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Bads1
Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 06:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Beachbuell its ceramic coated like Jet Hot coating Sterling 1300. It is not aluminum trust me. Scuff it with Scotch Brite and paint it. Heres a D&D that I had done and its not aluminum.


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Altima02
Posted on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 06:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I had mine bead blasted, and then 7 layers of high temp rattle can paint. And then baked in a P/C oven to cure it.

Black looks much better!



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Dragonbuell12r
Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 07:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
My friend has an 03 XB9R with the ceramic coated race pipe. I have an 05 XB12R with the polished race pipe. It's aluminum, prep it with some fine sand paper and hi-temp paint it.

Are you saying that my 05 race pipe is painted/ coated?? I hope not because I used Mother's to polish it up real purdy.

(Message edited by dragonbuell12r on October 06, 2006)
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Bads1
Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 07:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Dragon its not Aluminum,Sorry. Its the same coating thats on the D&D above. Its first ceramic coated then a Sterling 1300 over the top....its a coating. I know someone that does it for a living.
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Dragonbuell12r
Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 08:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Thanks for the tip.
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Rich
Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 05:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I use mother's on mine, works great.
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Cycleaddict
Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 11:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Stop........... get yer old speaker magnet out and touch the "aluminum" and....
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Bads1
Posted on Friday, October 06, 2006 - 11:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
......An it sticks to mine.lol
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Angelwild327
Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 12:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
03-06 BUELL XB SERIES
BUELL PRO SERIES
POLISHED CERAMIC RACE MUFFLER
( # 65218-03Y )
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