Painted / powder coated exhaust Down Pipes? - Yamaha FZ6 Forums - International FZ6 Motorcycle Community Forum

amolwankhede · 07-18-2008, 11:53 AM

Hello all

Does anybody here have painted exhaust down pipes? I saw a FZ6 (in black) which had painted (powder coated?) pipes all the way down (No metal at all) and was looking amazing.

(I was also riding so couldnt take picture with my cell phone).

I was thinking if anyone has it then they can post it here and OR if someone can photoshop few pics that would great!

Mod bug is itching again

Thanks

**Hellgate** · 07-18-2008, 12:10 PM

Sounds very cool! Powder coat would be best way to go. It is more resistant to heat and stone chips than paint would be.

SirIsaac · 07-18-2008, 01:32 PM

Last year, before I knew what an FZ6 was or that I would be wanting one, I decided to get the headers on my old GPz 550 coated. Not the stock headers, an aftermarket set of Kerker headers that I installed around 1988. They were rusty and looked like crap. I called some local powder coating places and was told that headers get too hot for powder coating. So I checked around, asked around, searched the internet and finally found a place in Piqua, Ohio that could ceramic coat them. They sand-blasted them and ceramic coated them in matte black for something like $130.

Boneman · 07-18-2008, 02:24 PM

Painting wouldn't stand up to the extreme heat and I don't think Powder Coat would fair very well either. Lots of flexing goes on with the hot/cool cycles of the headers. Even Powder Coating wouldn't last long with those tempatures and would probably chip off with the metal flexing.

Ceramic coating would be the only long term way of 'color coating' your header pipes. Don't even waste your time with anything else.

JET HOT is one company that does specific header coatings. Not cheap.

http://www.jet-hot.com/colorchart.html

JET-HOT Coatings Header Coatings Page

Oscar54 · 07-18-2008, 02:43 PM

Well I painted mine with the VHT paint. It is supposed to have ceramic in it.

The problem I experienced is with the curing. Since I did not have an oven to bake them in I tried starting and stopping the engine. But I got some wrinkling right by the flanges. The down pipes look very good though, and they have a satin finish cause I clear coated them.

The other problem I encountered, was I drove the bike before I guess the paint had completely cured and hardened and got sand stuck to the pipes.

So, I'm disappointed but hopeful at the same time. While I am pissed that I ran the engine a little to long at first and wrinkled the top of the pipes and got sand in the finish, most of the pipe actually looks very good. So, I intend to pull them again sand and touch them up and I'm confident I can get them to look good. Then the question will be durability? How long between paint jobs. I will take some pictures and show you what it looks like

Lewis

amolwankhede · 07-18-2008, 05:55 PM

YES - Pictures Please.

Really looking for the Pictures. Also let us know the Exact paint and $$$ you put in for that.

thanks

Oscar54 · 07-20-2008, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amolwankhede

YES - Pictures Please.

Really looking for the Pictures. Also let us know the Exact paint and $$$ you put in for that.

thanks

Ok here are the Pic's. As you can see the curing didn't go well for me the first time by the wrinkles in the paint. Probably from too thick a coat since I used primer, color and clear coat. Then I drove the bike before completely cured getting sand imbedded in the finish. Finally, I haven't washed the bike since I drove home in the last monsoon we had.

FWIW, I am still optimistic that I can get this to look good. Now that I have a baked on base coat I can sand and smooth out the wrinkles and touch up with a light coat and cure properly. I'm going to try running the engine at idle for 20 seconds in 5 min intervals for an hour and then extend the runtime until the finish has about 2 to 3 hours of heat to cure.

I want to do this next weekend because I want it to look nice.

Oscar54 · 07-20-2008, 08:50 PM

Here are some more after I wiped off the water spots.

I really feel I can make this work, and that it will be durable. I will post more pic's after I reshoot the headers.

Lewis

Oscar54 · 07-20-2008, 08:52 PM

I mispoke, actually the last 3 pictures to the right are after wiping off the water spots.

Lewis

**Doorag** · 07-21-2008, 12:51 AM

That would look damn sweet on a fully faired black bike.

07-18-2008, 11:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
amolwankhede Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: redmond Bike: 2008 FZ6 - Black Posts: 20 Rep Power: 2 Member #3722	Painted / powder coated exhaust Down Pipes? Hello all Does anybody here have painted exhaust down pipes? I saw a FZ6 (in black) which had painted (powder coated?) pipes all the way down (No metal at all) and was looking amazing. (I was also riding so couldnt take picture with my cell phone). I was thinking if anyone has it then they can post it here and OR if someone can photoshop few pics that would great! Mod bug is itching again Thanks

07-18-2008, 12:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hellgate Super Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Bike: 2007 FZ6 Posts: 3,290 Rep Power: 58 Member #1191	Re: Painted / powder coated exhaust Down Pipes? Sounds very cool! Powder coat would be best way to go. It is more resistant to heat and stone chips than paint would be. __________________ Pete Mods: Akrapovic, Ohlins Remote, R6 Fork, RyanK Fender Mounts, Cobin with Backrest, Motovation Sliders, Yamaha Cowl, Stickers Removed, Galfers, Pazzo Shorties, Rizoma FE, Fredlight, Hugger Trimmed, ConvertiBar Clip-Ons, Acculign Top Clamp, OSO2K Setbacks, PC III w/ Custom AF1 Racing Map. Up Coming Mods: All Balls Headset

07-18-2008, 01:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
SirIsaac Humble Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ohio, USA, planet Earth Bike: 2007 Red FZ6 Posts: 91 Rep Power: 4 Member #1874	Re: Painted / powder coated exhaust Down Pipes? Last year, before I knew what an FZ6 was or that I would be wanting one, I decided to get the headers on my old GPz 550 coated. Not the stock headers, an aftermarket set of Kerker headers that I installed around 1988. They were rusty and looked like crap. I called some local powder coating places and was told that headers get too hot for powder coating. So I checked around, asked around, searched the internet and finally found a place in Piqua, Ohio that could ceramic coat them. They sand-blasted them and ceramic coated them in matte black for something like $130. __________________ “Nature and nature’s laws lay hid in night, God said, Let Newton be, and all was light.”

07-18-2008, 02:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Boneman Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Victoria, BC Bike: 2005 FZ6 Posts: 565 Rep Power: 41 Member #13	Re: Painted / powder coated exhaust Down Pipes? Painting wouldn't stand up to the extreme heat and I don't think Powder Coat would fair very well either. Lots of flexing goes on with the hot/cool cycles of the headers. Even Powder Coating wouldn't last long with those tempatures and would probably chip off with the metal flexing. Ceramic coating would be the only long term way of 'color coating' your header pipes. Don't even waste your time with anything else. JET HOT is one company that does specific header coatings. Not cheap. http://www.jet-hot.com/colorchart.html JET-HOT Coatings Header Coatings Page __________________ *"It's a shame that stupidity is not painful"* Boneman's FZ6 Web Site

07-18-2008, 02:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
Oscar54 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florida Bike: 2006 FZ6 & 1978 XS1100 Posts: 322 Rep Power: 6 Member #2889	Re: Painted / powder coated exhaust Down Pipes? Well I painted mine with the VHT paint. It is supposed to have ceramic in it. The problem I experienced is with the curing. Since I did not have an oven to bake them in I tried starting and stopping the engine. But I got some wrinkling right by the flanges. The down pipes look very good though, and they have a satin finish cause I clear coated them. The other problem I encountered, was I drove the bike before I guess the paint had completely cured and hardened and got sand stuck to the pipes. So, I'm disappointed but hopeful at the same time. While I am pissed that I ran the engine a little to long at first and wrinkled the top of the pipes and got sand in the finish, most of the pipe actually looks very good. So, I intend to pull them again sand and touch them up and I'm confident I can get them to look good. Then the question will be durability? How long between paint jobs. I will take some pictures and show you what it looks like Lewis

07-18-2008, 05:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
amolwankhede Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: redmond Bike: 2008 FZ6 - Black Posts: 20 Rep Power: 2 Member #3722	Re: Painted / powder coated exhaust Down Pipes? YES - Pictures Please. Really looking for the Pictures. Also let us know the Exact paint and $$$ you put in for that. thanks

07-20-2008, 08:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
Oscar54 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florida Bike: 2006 FZ6 & 1978 XS1100 Posts: 322 Rep Power: 6 Member #2889	Re: Painted / powder coated exhaust Down Pipes? I mispoke, actually the last 3 pictures to the right are after wiping off the water spots. Lewis

07-21-2008, 12:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
Doorag Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West London Bike: 2007 FZ6-S2 Posts: 1,045 Rep Power: 25 Member #1338	Re: Painted / powder coated exhaust Down Pipes? That would look damn sweet on a fully faired black bike. __________________ David '07 FZ6 Fazer S2 in stealth Black, CAT1/2 alarm, stainless Scorpion cans, Puig dark smoke screen, bd43's dual headlight mod complete with uprated Xenon bulbs, Yamaha (GIVI) 45L detachable rear 'courier' box, frame sliders, center stand removal, red reflective rim tape, Reiobard's swing-arm stickers, Conti RoadAttack tires, full sticker removal

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