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**ken cool** · 07-31-2010, 12:20 PM

I hope it does.

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**shubhanker** · 07-31-2010, 12:30 PM

Thanks ken da!

**jd666** · 07-31-2010, 01:35 PM

search for high temperature paint suppliers, there are some in delhi itself. chawri bazaar would be a good search start point, but google the dealers/suppliers before hand.

Else check up on 3M site, and see if they can arrange for some dealer to procure for you. Else you can ask them for a sample and use that.

**dcs** · 07-31-2010, 02:04 PM

Most of the exhausts today are either chrome plated or is powder coated.

In case if your is powder coated ( Matte or Glass finish) the stop searching for liquid or spray paints. Simply understand what is the maximum temperature your exhaust will eventually heat upto during normal running, go to any powder coating unit and tell them that you want it to be painted with a paint that has the curing temperature of around the same as the maximum heat from your engine. It is extremely simple. All you need to find is a good powder coating unit.

all cheers
dcs

**bluevolt** · 07-31-2010, 02:24 PM

Most temperature resistant spray paints I have seen has a tolerance of 300 degree celcius or less. I wonder if that works for exhausts.

Not sure where they are available in Delhi, though.

**jd666** · 07-31-2010, 02:43 PM

@dcs - powder coating would not be possible since the silencer is now closed and welded with the baffle plates inside. It needs to be cleaned and sand blasted before powder coating, else that wouldve been the best way to go about it.

Other alternate is high heat paint. @bluevolt - i think it can withstand it, because brake callipers reach higher temps, than silencers.

**dcs** · 07-31-2010, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by jd666 View Post

@dcs - powder coating would not be possible since the silencer is now closed and welded with the baffle plates inside. It needs to be cleaned and sand blasted before powder coating, else that wouldve been the best way to go about it.

Other alternate is high heat paint. @bluevolt - i think it can withstand it, because brake callipers reach higher temps, than silencers.

@ JD, I would not comment on your knowledge about powder coating but would like to inform that the treatment of the part before powder coating does not involve sand Blasting at all.

It is either a Hot process, also called seven tank process or a Cold Process, also called all-in-one process, DRP by some.

The silencer can very easily be powder coated after the surface treatment by either of the process, though Hot process would be tedious but has better efficiency.

@ Thread Starter: you may try laying your hands on any good powder coating unit in your area or may contact JD or me, we both hail from same city and I guess he too knows quite a few powder coating units in the area.

Further, the lasting of the paint depends a lot on the surface treatment, and most of the paints, if applied after the right surface treatment will solve the concern

Guess that is the reason why AUDI would give a warranty for 12 years against paint and rusting- LOL

**jd666** · 07-31-2010, 05:08 PM

^^ from what i understood from one powder coater in sector 7 or somewhere ( near YMCA ), that he would first sand blast the components to expose the bare metal, and then the powdercoating was applied and then baked in a furnace/oven.

Chemical processes can be applied to clean the material as well, but again, if its feasible or not on a silencer, im not sure.

**NANOtechnology** · 07-31-2010, 07:16 PM

get a can of bosny spray paint
they have high temp paints cans which stick till 650 degree Celsius..

yup you heard me right, its available at a shop near my house, easy to find...
they have chrome paints too, but i don't think that they'll have chrome one's in high temp...

here's the link Aerosol Spray Paint

**shubhanker** · 08-01-2010, 12:04 PM

thanks for all the replies..i would google some powder coating units..but my exhaust isn't the stock one..it's a free flow and essentially consists of just a pipe and an end canister

**shubhanker** · 08-01-2010, 12:07 PM

@NANO- thanks for the link..but i wanted a dealer in delhi not mumbai

i will however search if there are any in delhi

**NANOtechnology** · 08-01-2010, 12:19 PM

i said its available at a local shop near my place.
hardware guys have it..
just ask them about spray paint cans, this is the leading brand in India, available at every 2nd shop..
finding it won't be a problem...

**addyrulz01** · 08-01-2010, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by shubhanker View Post

thanks for all the replies..i would google some powder coating units..but my exhaust isn't the stock one..it's a free flow and essentially consists of just a pipe and an end canister

even i am facing the same problem on my bike. u can see the pic for reference. please help me out, this is already my second exhaust.

OT- Btw shubhankar, how are you ? long time man

**shubhanker** · 08-01-2010, 05:46 PM

i enquired about this from a few other shops and they had aerosol spray paints which i know don't last coz i have tried them..they told me about a machine paint available that handles around 600 degrees but is available only in 4L buckets..

..what should i do next?

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