Tell me about exhaust painting

[bigbird1]

I assume bead blasting and painting with BBQ paint would work ?

 

[oscar4883]

Works just fine. I use Rustoleum BBQ paint and it is holding up well on some saws that see hard use.

 

[sawbid]

In my experience, painting a muffler looks good for a few hard uses, but then begins to fade/chip rather quickly. I prefer to blast them and let the patina protect them.

 

[TRI955]

I have bead blasted and used the BBQ paint on quite a few, I have had no issues with chipping and fading, still look good to me.

 

[1steve]

I have bead blasted and used the BBQ paint on quite a few, I have had no issues with chipping and fading, still look good to me.

I agree, works great.

 

[CTYank]

Rather than bead, I'd suggest (coarse, abrasive) grit.
Paint will adhere much better because of much more surface area.

Thin paint will last better.

 

[o8f150]

i use high temp engine enamel. Let it dry,put it back on and fire the saw up and run it until the paint stops smoking. The paint is cured and rady to go. I have not had any problems doing it that way

 

[OREGONLOGGER]

I use a high-temp wood stove paint which is flat black and rated @ 1500 degrees and worth the trip to local wood stove dealer for this product. I actually put my parts on my wood stove to cure them at high heat when I paint them..works great!

 

[bluesportster02]

I use high temp BBQ paint then put it in a oven for a half hour. it has worked great for me so far

 

[bigbird1]

Thanks guys, I bead blasted it with sand and painted it with 1200 kylron then ran it a few min. well see how it goes in a year or two. also painted the top bar sides black . looks better already, kind of like a kid painting his old bike.

 

[deer slayer]

Has anyone tried powder coating? Will it hold up to the heat?

 

[Roanoker494]

Powder coat may work but I can not say for sure, never really messed with the stuff. Local auto parts stores sale automotive header paint that works very well.

 

[dingeryote]

Degrease 'em, and spritz 'em with Hi-Temp flat black, wait 10 Min, and then go cut something. Cooked on Sap and some rusty scratches complete the look.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote