Spray Paint R6 Headers

[rjsantana20]

I have been searching for r6 headers and noticed that they look pretty beat up (obviously).

I was thinking of getting high heat (2000 degrees) spray paint and give the headers a cleaning and painting before installing.

Has anyone done this before? I checked around for old thread and couldnt find anything. Any thoughts?

 

[cavcuz05]

you could get them ceramic coated at at local powdercoater

 

[99vengeur]

You should be able to get away with it. The paint could withstand the heat, but I'm not sure how long it would last when faced with road debris.

I too would look into powdercoating.

 

[owldaddy]

I haven't seen a paint that lasts very long, looks good for a short time. If the headers are steel, rust will start under the paint. I had the SS headers on my other bike ceramic coated. They look pretty good still, 4 years later. It does cost more then paint, but it will last a lot longer. To get an idea what can be done, check out Jet Hot's web page. JETHOT The Hottest Header Coatings! Jet-Hot, jet coat, hot jet, headers, coatings, sterling, Header coating, Ceramic coating, corrosion protection, friction reduction, thermal barrier, Metallic Ceramic Coatings, MCCI, metallic ceramic, exhaust coatin

 

[rjsantana20]

good lord! Maybe I will just leave them the way they are.

 

[owldaddy]

Ya it is not cheap, but the coating will last. I paid $160 to have 2 pipes done for my twin. They actually claim a HP increase, I can't attest to that, the bike seems to run the same. The coating looks a lot better then it did stock. I only did mine because the headers were turning a crappy brown color, about the same color as baby sh*t, now they are silver. Much better. Jet Hot does have competition, you may want to shop around.

 

[rjsantana20]

Wow! What kind of bike is that? That looks like one bad ass bike.

 

[yamanube]

Wow! What kind of bike is that? That looks like one bad ass bike.

Buell XB9/12S

 

[porky45]

it's like a 12/55 sprocket setup lol

 

[Detrich]

what about car brake caliper paint? i've heard that that can withstand lots of heat...