Ceramic Coating for exhausts/headers

[Big Daddy]

Afternoon all.

I am thinking about making a slight change to the already changed GSX1400. I am contemplating ceramic coating the headers and cans a satin black colour. Anyone know of anyone in the Melbourne area that can do this? Geelong would also be good....

Thanks in advance

[Booster]

Jet hot are in Castlemaine 035470 6416. If they can't do black look for HPC in Leongatha

[thatp1g]

mate, i'm a very tight arsed individual, have you considered doing it yourself.

Take your pipes and 3 cans of vht paint to a powder coaters. Get them to acid dip them then use all the paint on them and bake em up.

vht is a ceramic based paint and will give you a top, durable finish for a lot less bucks than paying for ceramic specialist.

My local powdercoaters even let me do the painting and use there oven. I was building a gsx1100e and the pipes got silver headers blended into black blended into red around the collector. Looked shmick and lasted for the life of the bike. (well i thought it looked alright but i am a self confessed wanker)

[ozkat]

quote:Originally posted by thatp1g

(well i thought it looked alright but i am a self confessed wanker)
Mate you are going to fit into ASF very well :D

[TurboKat]

I do a similar thing with headers, I get 'em sandblasted (they end up silvery-grey) then spray 3 or 4 coats of VHT Hitemp clear (2 cans worth) on & take 'em to my mates pizza shop & bake 'em for about 45 mins when he is starting the oven up for the night, after fitting to the bike, I heat cycle them half a dozen times - a bit longer each time until they stop smoking (that's the solvents evaporating out of the paint) & end up with a shiny, stainproof finish that will never chip or flake off.
I've done it with black as well but unless you put clear on afterwards, it stains easily 'coz it's like a matt/satin finish.
Most important thing with VHT heatproof is to cook it as slowly as possible, if you do it on the bike, take your time or you'll blister it & have to start again.

[Big Daddy]

Hey Guys,

I would love to do this myself, but I am not very confident about doing it myself. So, here is the option/solution. If either of you fine gentlemen (cough cough) are willing to help me out, I will offer a slab of beer of your choice.

Please consider

[Gix11]

Is that why those pizzas taste so weird?

Ive just taken me pipes for the 1200zrx to this bloke in melbourne
ANDREW THE BLASTER COMPETITION COATINGS,
10 AUDRREY AVE
NORTH COBURG VIC 3058 PH,03 93548021 [^] APPROX $250 FOR SILVER MORE FOR BLACK BECAUSE SILVER GETS LAID ON FIRST REGAURDS SILVA

[Gix11]

Cheers for the advice mate. I think someone is looking for that just now.

I SPELT AUDREY WRONG ITS WON DEE NOT TU :(

[mick355]

what about HPC they do an awesome job and if you're serious they can even coat the insides. We used them on a lot of race headers at my old job.

[gibbo]

so what was your old job Mick?

[zx12argh]

DIY ceramic coating - Can you spray the headers then put em back on and start the bike - dont let the headers heat too much - kill the engine - repeat? I'm a tightarse too and dont have a mate with a pizza oven :D