I was just wondering what you guys used to paint your muffler black? I painted mine before but it didn't stay to nicely. I now have a new muffler and want to this one right. I'm guessing just the normal sanding and prep work, followed by some high-temp engine paint? I'm not to fond of the ugly silver stock muffler sticking out on a black car.

I thought about some primer, but I do not think the primer has the same properties of the high-heat engine paint so that my cause some trouble with the high-temps?

Let me know your methods!

 

i don't think any paint will last long. when it rains, your muffler basically gets pressure washed by the spray your tires spit up. my best advice...cheap spraypaint (high temp if you want, i use regular) applied once every couple of months.

 

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Yeah man, so true.

 

bbq paint on mine

 

Thats what happened to the paint job on my old exhaust, but I also didn't prep it so well, so thats why I figured it didn't stay to nice. I will try the grille paint and see if that will help my case.

 

i see a lot of ppl doing the bbq paint on their es oval mufflers

 

powdercoat it and it will last for a long time

 

i used high temp engine paint on mine after i sanded it a bit and it's still on there good.

 

Powdercoating isn't ghetto enough!

It's just an OEM muffler, so I don't want to go to those extremes.

Black BBQ paint it is!

 

i used high temp engine paint also not chipping or anything its like $4 a can at kragen

 

I sanded my worldsport with 400 grit sandpaper. Wiped it down with paint thinner. Allowed it to dry. Applied 3 light coats of hi-temp primer, applied 3 coats of high temp flat black. Put it on the car after the paint was dry to the touch and made a 1.5 hour drive to allow it to cure. I had no problems ever with chipping or flaking.

 

I didnt paint mine to look fancy...its there so it doesnt rust.

 

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Awsome lookin muffler dude!!! You should do it like he says...Probably will work similarly with so many coats on it..

 

sounds like BBQ paint and like 10 coats will do the trick for ya

 

No prep work at all. Just 3-4 coats of high temp flat black.

 

where are the pics of it after its been on the car?

 

I doubt the muffler will get hot enough to even warrant a hightemp paint. Sand it a bit w/ Scotchbrite and hit it with some Krylon.

 

exhaust still gets pretty hot.

 

It's all in the prep, gentlemen. I've done everything from mufflers to hubcaps to foglight covers with spray-on flat and semi-flat black and none of them has ever failed me. Sand with some moderate-grit paper (I'm actually a fan of 650-800), wash with alcohol and spray four or five clean coats on there. Let it chill for a while and you're golden.

And yeah, I recommend some sort of high-temp paint for the muffler. If your car is turbocharged or driven in autoX or HPDE events, it'll get hot enough to kill regular paint.

 

i painted mines with regular hi temp paint

 

same i used high temp paint without any prepping except for cleaning. it stays on fine.

 

Prep it right. I know someone who painted thier Valve Cover w/ regular ol Krylon. No problems.

I've painted my entire car, wheels, valve cover, charge pipes, downpipe etc... muffler should be ok w/ whatever you got.

 

go to advanced auto and get enine paint good for 1200 degrees, its specialy made for exhaust parts.