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So this holiday weekend I'm planning to paint my OEM exhaust tip to a satin black. I have a can of high temp ceramic paint ready to go along with a red scotch brite to scuff it up. Should I lay down a high temp primer to? Or is there another way to paint it without ruining anything? I thought about plasti dip but I just don't want that. Any help is appreciated!

07Softail Senior Enthusiast

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From what I have done and seen the high temp paint is going to chip, You mentioned pasti-dip... there is a guy here in Clinton and that's exactly what he did on his 2500 HD and it's holding up pretty well.

 

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Why not just buy a black exhaust tip?

Because I like the look of the OEM tip

From what I have done and seen the high temp paint is going to chip, You mentioned pasti-dip... there is a guy here in Clinton and that's exactly what he did on his 2500 HD and it's holding up pretty well.

 

RT

I wanna give the exhaust tip a satin finish. Don't think I can pull that off with plastidip ( pun not intended )
Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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Powdercoat.

 

 

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I heard powder coating can't hold up to the heat and will become brittle

Silver ice 6.2 Senior Enthusiast

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Robert is correct... I tried this a few years ago on my sisters corolla... I found you this video.. the black plastic dip will give you the satin look

 

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