EatMyDustBanshee Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 can i paint my rocket pipes with some high temp engine paint and if so how high of deg. do i need to get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitbread Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 (edited) I used flat black bbq paint (1800 deg rating if i remember right) on mine and its holding up great. Edited February 16, 2008 by Whitbread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsully5150 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 yes you can paint them, although if you havent already and your pipes will look good, with them brushed with a wire wheel. just takes some time to nock off all the crap. I painted mine and here are some precautions.... 1st you are going to have to get all the crap off of them before you paint them, by then they should already look good, but it you must paint them take the time to prep them right first, and go ahead and spend the extra dollar and get the 1200 deg paint as opposed to the 500 deg. If you do paint them keep in mind dirt and sand etc stick to paint alot easier than metal or a clean pipe. I painted mine and they looked great for a while but after hours of riding it just seemed to bake the dirt and mud over the paint and created an almost kinda porcelin shell on them dirt color. Everyone is different and people will give you diff opinions but my advise just clean them thoroughly and if ya gotta paint them powder coat em and keep them very clean!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav-99 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 my old toomeys were bare metal, i painted them every time i had a reason to remove them. looked good after painting but it never lasted very long. paint would alway burn off about 6 inches from head. no matter what temp paint i used. PLATE THEM! and take care, keep them clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiobanshee Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I painted my t5's red with high temp brake caliper paint with ceramic in it.Did a couple of heat cycles to cure the paint,it's held up good so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbrad Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 ok. so i have my pipes off and started sanding them down. most parts work really well down to the bare metal, but along the welds, i cant get the shit off unless i press really hard which seems to be putting little indents in them..... any secrets to how to get around this? also, question #2: How much would it cost on average to have them powdercoated? and do you paint or prime them before that or not? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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