Can you paint exhaust pipes?

[zZsKyZz]

I'm seriously thinking about having a turbo built for my car and I was wondering if I can paint the exhaust/turbo pipes to make my engine bay look a little better? Would that trap in more heat or hurt it any? Do they make paint that is able to handle that high of a temp.?


Thanks guys.

 

[sleeperstang199]

i know jet hot makes different paint colors you can get. ive seen black, silver, and ford blue. as for painting it yourself i know duplicolor makes ceramic paint for engine blocks, dont know how it would hold up on exhaust pipe.

 

[BK_CAULEY]

ive seen someone do it with black Dupli-color block paint and it did not work it stayed on for a few days but the constant heating/cooling, expanding and vibration made it fall off. and he preped it really good too. but it just didnt work. you might can have someone powder coat them a color for you.

 

[94mustangcobra]

i used silver high heat duplicolor paint, like the 1200 degree one not the engine block one. i prepped the headers by cleaning them then degreasing them and then i primed them with a few coats, a few coats of final color and finally clear coated them with a few coats. the only scratches or defects i got were from installation, just follow the directions. these pics are while i was installing the motor and well after break in, whole motor from upper intake to headers is duplicolor painted, outside under a carport in usually 80%+ humidity in south ga. but i agree with BK there if you can get them powdercoated or your budget allows powder coating i'd just go that route. with all the paint and prep work i did it might've costed the same thing, maybe

 

[94fordmustanggt]

A friend of mine just had everything coated for his turbo from www.performancekote.com. Looks great. I don't know where you are but around here there are also a lot of local guys that do the ceramic coatings,

 

[Mustangless]

vht is what I used. It has held up good is some spots, but not so well in others.

 

[The Green GT]

When I had side pipes I painted them black with some ceramic spray paint. If it werent for the rock and dirt chips it would have held up fine.

 

[Steel123]

ive seen someone do it with black Dupli-color block paint and it did not work it stayed on for a few days but the constant heating/cooling, expanding and vibration made it fall off. and he preped it really good too. but it just didnt work. you might can have someone powder coat them a color for you.

 

[94mustangcobra]

ive seen someone do it with black Dupli-color block paint and it did not work it stayed on for a few days but the constant heating/cooling, expanding and vibration made it fall off. and he preped it really good too. but it just didnt work. you might can have someone powder coat them a color for you.

the block paint is only rated for around 500 degrees, you need the high heat 1200 degree paint. but i still say powder coating is the way to go.

 

[MLC Stang]

zZsKyZz,

You need to use high-temp exhaust system coating specifically designed for that application. Some of the best that I have used are made by a company called Eastwood.

Here's a link to the page on their web site that has some of their high-temp exhaust coating products:

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=394&itemType=CATEGORY&iMainCat=390&iSubCat=394&page=2

Hope that helps.

 

[5.0 from 95]

I don't know about paint and powder coating, but if you get them ceramic coated, it will keep the temps down under the hood resulting in more efficient making of power.


Paul

 

[zZsKyZz]

I don't know about paint and powder coating, but if you get them ceramic coated, it will keep the temps down under the hood resulting in more efficient making of power.


Paul

I'd love to, but that sounds expensive.

 

[5.0 from 95]

Mine are not coated, but at some point down the road, they will be.


Paul

 

[Pokageek]

i used silver high heat duplicolor paint, like the 1200 degree one not the engine block one. i prepped the headers by cleaning them then degreasing them and then i primed them with a few coats, a few coats of final color and finally clear coated them with a few coats. the only scratches or defects i got were from installation, just follow the directions. these pics are while i was installing the motor and well after break in, whole motor from upper intake to headers is duplicolor painted, outside under a carport in usually 80%+ humidity in south ga. but i agree with BK there if you can get them powdercoated or your budget allows powder coating i'd just go that route. with all the paint and prep work i did it might've costed the same thing, maybe

Excellent job on that. It looks awesome! and I usually dont like blue!

BTW, I did not know you could clear coat them. I have yet to find clearcoat with a high temp rating.

 

[94mustangcobra]

Excellent job on that. It looks awesome! and I usually dont like blue!

BTW, I did not know you could clear coat them. I have yet to find clearcoat with a high temp rating.

maybe it was just the intake i clearcoated then cause i know the block and intake i clearcoated for sure. the headers i might be mistaken but i did paint them (too many fumes, my memory is a little fuzzy )

 

[mustang6tee8]

My friend has a Nissan 280z with a built motor and turbo. He says if he drives it at night and really gets on it, the turbo glows red. That being said, you need some serious coating. 1200 degree paint from a rattle can might sound good, but you might need to consider having the hot side coated with material designed for turbos. Also, you would get a lot more exact answers if you post this in the Power Adder/Race Tech subforum

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

Plasticoat makes a HI-TEMP paint that hold upto 1500*. You must run the car to operating temp within 8 hours afterwards through. At least that is what is says.