tanked_darren

Hey guys, I was thinking about painting my exhaust tip black and wondered if anyone else has done it and how long it lasts.

I got some high heat Tremclad BBQ paint after researching this is what guys on diesel forums have done.

My plan is to take the chrome tip off, sand blast it, and then paint it. I could sand it, but sand blaster at work is awesome.


Am I destined for immediate chipping? Should I just fork out the 100+ for a powder coated one?

BucketMan

I painted mine, just the regular pipe not the fancy chrome tip. It needs re sprayed every so often, no big deal.

I will be putting on the Gibson 3" in 4" out tip in black this summer, I think it looks real nice.

Blondie70

I took off the chrome tip and painted mine black with regular old spray paint after I cut the end of the pipe off at a nice angle. Looks much better to me now and the paint is holding up good.

Tothemax

I painted mine black.

tanked_darren

Ok I'm doing it tonight on the graveyard shift. I will try and get some pics

simon7204

Did just that to my tips this weekend. They are welded on so painted them while still on the truck. Picked up some black, high-heat BBQ grill paint at Lowe's, sanded chrome tips and two coats of paint. Time will tell how long it lasts but $6 for a can, no big deal if I have to do every six months or so.

NateC

I tried the BBQ paint route about 6 months ago. I know a lot of people on various forums have had great success with it, but it started peeling off in spots within a month or so for me It could have been my fault with poor application. I sanded it down and redid with Rustoleum High Heat Paint (I think it was rated to 2000 degrees or something) and followed the curing guidelines on the can. Been holding up well for about 4 months or so now.

tanked_darren

I did it, I used Tremclad Flat Black BBQ Paint
Tools: 15MM Wrench, sand paper, sand blaster, brake clean, torch, rags, heater.

Here is the tip before prep:



Here it is after sand blasting and some rough sanding, completely cleaning it with brake clean after and heating it with a torch to burn off any residual brake clean/whatever:


I painted 2 coats then sanded it a bit and painted 3 more coats, I will note, I also painted the inside of it, then I left it under a heater at work for a few hours:




Finished product:





After a drive home on the freeway:



Before I put it back on I cleaned up the part of the exhaust it slides onto, it was dirty/rough/rusty. I used a strip of high grit emery paper to get the bits off then wiped it down with brake clean. Made it easier to slide the tip back on.

If it lasts a year I'll be happy, I'll do the muffler back once it gets nicer if it looks like it will hold up on logging/gravel roads... If it doesn't I'll just do the tip it was really easy to do while I'm at work LOL.

SteveLord

That looks the same as if you plasti dipped it.

tanked_darren

I know, I wasn't sure if plastidip would work on an exhaust piece. I read on some Dodge diesels guys were using BBQ paint so thought I'd give it a try.