June 06 2018 01 00 59 pm here in sunny kalifornia is there any advantage to painting new aluminized exhaust pipes other than the ll look pretty for awhile.
Painting aluminized steel exhaust.
Although aluminized steel is the better of the two money wise.
Either will rust aluminized is just a steel pipe with a coating on the outside.
I am not a fan of chrome on the track car so i used some of my spray painting skills to change.
I paint all my aluminized exhaust kits with rustoleum high temp bbq grill paint.
It s strange how that noise sounds eerily like a voice in my head ordering me to kill snookie.
In my basement you can hear water in the pipes.
To or not to paint aluminized exhaust on.
Then let the paint dry for 1 2 hours before moving on to the curing process.
I do take the time to clean the exhaust and paint it prior install.
Follow the directions on the high heat spray s label to complete the curing process.
Our engine block paint comes in dozens of universal colors as well as oem shades such as old ford blue hemi orange and buick red.
Headers are hardest on the paints.
The aluminized will take longer till you ll see rust but it will rust too.
Your exhaust behind the headers will not get as hot as the headers and the paint will hold up quite well.
Using the same technique you used to apply the primer apply 2 3 light coats of high heat spray to the exhaust pipe.
I m too poor for the expensive stuff.
Been very happy with this method.
A common problem with aluminized steel exhaust is rusting from the inside out.
Aluminized steel is not as aesthetically pleasing or as rust resistant as stainless steel.
I d go with the aluminized and paint the welded areas as well as the seams bends and it ll look good for quite a while.
If you thought the engine gets hot you should see the exhaust parts.
It has held up well over the years.
It has a much more dull appearance than stainless steel does.
We have 2k aerospray engine paint as well for paint gun free applications.
If you only take short trips the exhaust never gets hot enough to evaporate all of that moisture.
I ordered a new set of chrome tip muffler deletes from remark.
Oem exhaust systems are typically aluminized steel and are way more common.
I use the brush on stainless steel header paint from eastwood.
Then i just touch up any scratches from install.
It has held up extremely well and has not chipped or flaked for me yet.
