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Dnyce 04-24-2009 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by TIGGER (Post 202631)
I think that the exhaust gets too hot for pc.

hmmm gd point, ceramic coating is done at a wayyyy higher temp.

total failure or it just would turn dull like a cheap spray can job would?

Amber Lamps 04-24-2009 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dnyce (Post 202636)
hmmm gd point, ceramic coating is done at a wayyyy higher temp.

total failure or it just would turn dull like a cheap spray can job would?


I think it melts...I'm not sure though.

was92v 04-25-2009 10:03 AM

I had a couple of sets of expansion chambers that were powder coated. It lasted better than paint, but eventually it gave up. The PC on the head pipes burned away almost immediately just like paint does. After 2 seasons of drag racing and i season of road racing, the PCing was shot. I ended up stripping all the powder coating off and clear coating the bare steel. That looked pretty cool.

Gas Man 04-25-2009 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Dnyce (Post 202604)
dude over here had his chop powder coated metalflake siilver(fenders, tank, frame) looked almost sweet as a paintjob, was way cheaper that what they woulda charged him for the same paint job with paint, probably because the prep is easier.

cons-it had a chip from riding, cant color match it, had to redo the whole thing to fix it, its thick as fuck so if you do manage to chip it, it looks kinda bad, and while it looked gd, it was a custom bike, and it shouldve had a deep wet paint job imo. it had the quality of a factory paint job. which isnt bad, unless you compare it to a good custom job. it had a long teardrop tank, that was where you could tell it wasnt glass smooth. but thats just stuff a show judge would notice, average person wouldnt give a shit.


anodizing looks really fuckin sweet

im pretty sure you can powdercoat exhaust(its metal, why not?), you just dont get any benefit from it other than looks, like if you ceramic coat em

just my op. if im factually wrong, whatev lol

The powder guy probably didn't prep the metal correctly. It has to be throughly sand blasted to adheire correctly. There is no way the powder should chip from standard road miles.

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Originally Posted by TIGGER (Post 202631)
I think that the exhaust gets too hot for pc.

Yeah the ceramic that is usually placed on pipes is baked at like 1200-1400*. Further its super super super thin. All in which help it disipate heat very effectively.

Tmall 04-25-2009 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man (Post 202759)
The powder guy probably didn't prep the metal correctly. It has to be throughly sand blasted to adheire correctly. There is no way the powder should chip from standard road miles.



Yeah the ceramic that is usually placed on pipes is baked at like 1200-1400*. Further its super super super thin. All in which help it disipate heat very effectively.

Come again? The idea behind ceramic coating is to stop heat transfer to your pipes. This supposedly aids in exhaust gas scavenging.

Amber Lamps 04-25-2009 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Tmall (Post 202780)
Come again? The idea behind ceramic coating is to stop heat transfer to your pipes. This supposedly aids in exhaust gas scavenging.

Yea I wsas once so obsessed with hp that I wrapped my headers with "ceramic tape".

Gas Man 04-25-2009 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Tmall (Post 202780)
Come again? The idea behind ceramic coating is to stop heat transfer to your pipes. This supposedly aids in exhaust gas scavenging.

THis is true but it does that by helping disappate the heat off the pipes themselves. The inside ceramic is suppose to aid in this more so, where as the external ceramic is a great deal cosmetic for what I understand of it.

Homeslice 04-27-2009 09:23 PM

Powdercoating is more durable than paint, and stands up against rock chips better, but cannot be polished up to a nice shine like glossy paint can. My wheels were re-painted gloss black and look sweet when they're freshly washed.

Dnyce 04-30-2009 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man (Post 202759)
The powder guy probably didn't prep the metal correctly. It has to be throughly sand blasted to adheire correctly. There is no way the powder should chip from standard road miles.


maybe it was the powdercoater, but im pretty sure it was a gd sized rock that hit him, not just reg cruising wear and tear

Gas Man 05-01-2009 11:43 PM

Well not much is not going to chip if a big rock hits it. But I have seen somebody hit powder with a hammer on accident and it never did anything.


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