neo Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 (edited) Has anyone painted a Sherco header pipe and made a success of it? I'm looking at some VHT (760degF) high performance paint like this stuff - LINK ...but I really want a brush-on paint so it's easy to touch-up later. PPC do make some paints that don't leave brush marks. Can anyone share there experiences and knowledge with me? Best of balance. Neo Edited March 28, 2010 by Neo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony27 Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Why would you want to, have you burnt off the chrome while cleaning out the header? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted March 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Why would you want to, have you burnt off the chrome while cleaning out the header? The Pipe looks taty now. I can get the dents out with the ice treatment...but the finish will look bad unless I do something with it, or buy a new one.....any other suggestions? Best of balance. Neo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony27 Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 HPC ceramic coating, have seen it done on a gasser a few years ago, not shiny though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted March 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Yes that HPC stuff looks fantastic. But it's really getting away from what I'm trying to achieve. Something that is easy to touch-up or repaint after it has been scratched....I'm really not worried about it being shinny. Best of balance. Neo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 I have used high temp spray paint worked halfway decent, easy touch up. Currently my header pipe is powder coated with a home powder coater. Kinda held up to abuse but not really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony27 Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 I'm pretty sure that the HPC coating shouldn't need touch ups due to it being very hard & from memory as a bonus the pipe should also keep the heat inside instead of transferring through to your leg. The coating was developed to keep heat in the right places inside motors. Have a read up on it sometime as its been a long time since I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Thanks Tony, I've been checking into this with a more local company "Hi Octane Racing".....looks like the way to go I think Best of balance. Neo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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