Heatproof coating?

MyYammiBeetch · Post by **MyYammiBeetch** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:15 am

Once more I call upon my brethren for advice. Just purchased an exup exhaust, minus end can, for £16 off ebay (bargain). Needs a small hole welding up and will then need coating, as my bike is naked I was wondering about chrome, then a guy at work mentioned you can get stuff stainless steel coated, or should I opt for powder coating? Then theres the problem of masking the bits that don't want coating such as the ends that fit into the head, the bearing seats for the exup valve etc.. Any clues?? Suggestions??

dragracer1951 · Post by **dragracer1951** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:05 am

Were I going to have a header done, I'd have it ceramic coated. Works like header tape in that it causes an increase in gas velocity through the pipe. The drawback is that it is expensive. You can have most anything painten in what ever you want or plated too, an dhave the painter or plater mask the holes and areas you do not want finished. The issue is that it is YOUR responsibility to communicate to the finisher what YOUR requirements are. You need to be sure that he understands how you want the job done There ya have it Jim <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/ ... Cheers.gif" style="border:0;"/> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/ ... states.gif" style="border:0;"/> Hey Kid...Is my taillight working?

gatecrasha · Post by **gatecrasha** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:00 pm

powder-coating wont work as it's applied as a powder under electric ion charge and then cured /melted under heat... ceramic coating however as jim states will, extreme high heat paint is an option however... for this try 'spherex' available in'high-gloss' black finish... trust me its the business... and the finish is good, failing that give me a shout n i'll pm you via my site, and give ya my phone number, as i can get all manner of powder coating done and also ceramics, jim will confirm i know a man who can(topical joke ....ceramics is not a problem, im fully hooked up with every single aspect of anything bike related, and can offer discount savings to board members.. who else offers more.... were here for bikers.... not just the money!!!! steve

dragracer1951 · Post by **dragracer1951** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 8:27 am

Or as I'm so fond of saying... We cheat the other guy and pass the savings on to you! I think it may be time for T shirtsw for my shop... Snerk Jim <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/ ... Cheers.gif" style="border:0;"/> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/ ... states.gif" style="border:0;"/> Hey Kid...Is my taillight working?

gatecrasha · Post by **gatecrasha** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 3:24 pm

well its always good to keep up those anglo-american workin relationships <img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/ ... ananna.gif ALT=":banana"> we may be an ocean apart, but where theres a will theres a way... steve ceramics - the future.......

MyYammiBeetch · Post by **MyYammiBeetch** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:42 am

Thanx for the top feedback my friends, just how much is the ceramic coating? I need to work out the ratio of £/bhp. Plus I also realize that it's usually the prep work getting the pipes ready for coating that can be expensive. I've use ultra high temperature paint before on my existing pipes but it seems to go on very thin and is almost porous in finish and surface rust comes through after only a few months especially in the wintertime, the main reason I bought another set of pipes was thge fear that my current ones would rot, so corrosion protection should figure strongly in my final decision.

dragracer1951 · Post by **dragracer1951** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:16 am

The power you will get from ceramic coating is not much...add to what you have...it will increase gas speed. It will also have the larger benifit of being the best rust proof for your pipe. Jim <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/ ... Cheers.gif" style="border:0;"/> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/ ... states.gif" style="border:0;"/> Hey Kid...Is my taillight working?

gatecrasha · Post by **gatecrasha** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:40 am

i have apssed on the problems etc to my friend who is goingh to get back to me with a price as soon as possible, he is currently on hols from work , but this shouldnt prevent him from getiting it done, as an answer to the high-heat paint problems you have had before, spherex is the best possible paint available for application i have used this on headers previously and not only is the end result exemplary, but the finish attained remained, giving excellent protection etc etc, i used this on a suzuki sp370 i rebiuilt 14 yrs ago, and have rung my friend who still owns the bike, (needed to do this as i aint seen him in 3 yrs) he reports that NO rust etc etc is showing and the bike has covered on average 5K miles per annum since hitting the road, spherex is a top notch paint and i wouldnt reccomend it if it wasnt, if you wish to use this and struggle locating any - give me a shout, in the mean-time i will get back to you as soon as i hear regarding creamic coating price cheers steve

MyYammiBeetch · Post by **MyYammiBeetch** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 2:34 am

I'm defo interested in ceramics if they are the best rust prevention, but also the spherex, I tried hammerite UHT (it wasn't milk and it wasn't long life), looking forward to you finding price Steve. Cheers,<img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/ ... Cheers.gif ALT=":cheers"> Russ .

gatecrasha · Post by **gatecrasha** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 8:54 am

i have just recieved a call from my mate, he can get the ceramic coating done through work, but theres a couple of slight problems:- 1 - because of the size - it will have to go through the company order book 2 - he can get this done using the emplyee discount scheme, the areas you dont want coating arnt a problem as a clay resist is used to stop these areas from being coated, i have a price available and will send it via P.M i can warn you,its not cheap.... but its the best price he can come up with personally i would give the spherex a go first, i aint never encountered any problems with this stuff an i ahve used it for over 20 yrs with various different bikes/headers included catch ya soon - steve Edited by: <A HREF=http://p072.ezboard.com/bexupbrotherhoo ... ecrasha</A> at: 8/22/05 6:58 am

MyYammiBeetch · Post by **MyYammiBeetch** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:52 am

Cheers Steve I've been doing a bit of research and may have found a compromise I can get a 4oz tin of ceramic paint from these guys: <a href="http://www.racestuff.co.uk/70040/info.p ...  for around £25 +p&p and it's good to 2000degsC. Obviously won't be as good as your mate can do but will probably be considerably cheaper. Cheers again, Russ

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