Painting Downpipes

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Tank Slapper · Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:33 pm

Hi everyone, I`m looking to re-paint the downpipes as they are more grey than black when new, I know that I`ll need some sort of high temp paint but Halfords has HTP ( 450C) and Extra High Temp (650C) are either resistant enough? Do I need anything else for example rust primer and have you any tips to make the job easier?

Thank you

ronboskz650sr · Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:27 pm

I used 1200 (or 1500, I forget) degree spray exhaust paint from Wal mart. It was in automotive, and claims to have ceramic in it. I sanded and then painted. As it cured with the heat, it got hard and shiney, just like it said it would.

Tank Slapper · Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:11 am

Hi ron, thanks for the feed back. Unfortunately we don`t have WalMart here

and I presume that the 1200 or 1500 are Fahrenheit so any High Temp paint of 650 - 820 Celsius which is for automotive use would be useable?