Pipe finishes

[theputz]

Hey Group,

 

I am looking to buy Shearers for my 421 Serval build. Thing is I want to do something different. I have no chrome on the bike and do not desire any. I want zero bling and looking for more of a sleeper looks (besides the +6 swingarm). Talking with my builder he doesnt like the sound of powder coating the pipes but wanted to hear your thoughts. I know R2's come in black. How are they coated? Does it hold up?

 

Thanks a bunch!

[Surfrjag]

i would paint them flat black with high temp paint. i hear there is black chrome but i havent ever seen it..

[jamebo]

Maybe check into having a regular set coated in black ceramic. I've never had a set that were, but some of the other members have posted pictures of theirs and they look great. From what I've heard the pricing is reasonable too.

[dave5.0]

I looked into a buncha different options when I got a new set while back. How much are ya gonna beat on the bike? Is it gonna be a sand only "clean" bike or a ride the crap out of it mud bike? If ya spend the money on coating get the ultra high temp stuff. I think it needs to withstand somewhere in the 1200* range if u don't want them to discolor. If its gonna be a way clean bike high temp black spray bomb will hold up if prepped right and it doesn't get beat on.

[eldreder]

I Wondered about the possibility of black oxide the other day.

[camatv]

i didn't read  all the posts

 

seriously  just cause its black dosent make it a sleeper..  a real sleeper  you cannot tell anything is done  and at the most  it has some shitty fmf's on it..... 

 

if you want different  go bare.  and keep them clean.   to me its a bad ass industrial look.  and black pipes to me just look cheap..

[FullThrottle_06']

i didn't read  all the posts

 

seriously  just cause its black dosent make it a sleeper..  a real sleeper  you cannot tell anything is done  and at the most  it has some shitty fmf's on it..... 

 

if you want different  go bare.  and keep them clean.   to me its a bad ass industrial look.  and black pipes to me just look cheap..

 

 

Ditto. Black looks good on almost anything but it doesn't belong on exhaust pipes. The headers I have on my SBC are bare and I just rub them down with wd-40 when I put her up.

[trickedcarbine]

Do not ceramic coat the Shearers! I was about to nitro plate a set and called Mat about a raw set and had a short discussion about why I wanted them raw. He promptly explained that they should either be painted, chromed or raw. He mentioned a customer tried a set with jet hot coating and it was down 11 HP or so..... Some pipes it works, but Mat Shearer already has his pipe set up to move the heat the way it should. DO NOT CERAMIC COAT THEM.

[jbooker82]

I had my baja exhaust pipe coated by www.swaintech.com . TBC-EX White Lightning. It is a real ceramic coating that is a solid and applied in a molten state. Its only available in white and it has a super rough texture. Almost like skate board grip tape or a pumice stone.

[sheerider11]

Raw metal is bad ass.

[trickedcarbine]

Raw rockets. No chrome on my bike other then the shit they do to the shock shafts

[Nightmare]

Raw chrome FTW

 

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[10milmike]

I used Flat Black High Temp BBQ Paint holds up to 1200*on my oof Shearers, I like the the black look, To each there own. I will try to post a pic.

[10milmike]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=503715979669470&set=o.467291029956900&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf

[trickedcarbine]

Those are raw? Lol wut

Raw! I polish with real compound a couple times a year. I learned how to take raw steel and make it look like chrome back in high school metals and jewelry classes.

 

Check out this shit, it's my finishing product I use periodically

http://master-formula.com/