Road racing fan

I'm not a fan of the shine on my stainless steel aftermarket exhaust mufflers. I'd like to paint the mufflers flat black.
Any special tips? I was thinking of scuffing the surface, cleaning the surface and using a automotive hi-temp paint.
Should a use an etching primer first? if so, is the primer rated for hi-temp?
Thanks

randycsvt

The paint will stick as long as you scuff the surface a bit. I would suggest you use the higher temp paint. Autozone and pepboys sell various brands of hi temp paint and the lower rated one has burned off of some exhaust work I painted in the past. I would try the higher rated one first if I were you.

99SH

VHT makes some really good stuff. I use VHT SP139 (Rated to 500F) to paint my muffler and VHT SP102 (Rated to 2000F) to paint the headerback piping.

Moddiction

Id get it powder coated personally. They make some high temp powders which will be much more durable than paint.

RylisPro

I used Rustoleum High Heat BBQ paint on my Berk
Sanded it down & painted it up
Has held up through a track day and street use just fine

Moddiction

I think I used that stuff in my old HKS. It lasted a while but over a winter in the northeast was completely gone.

mister x

I have a used Mugen exhaust, the pipes showed light corrosion starting from the salt air here. Scuffed it with a Scotch Brite green scouring pad, degreased with brake cleaner and put on 2 coats of VHT header paint. So far the only issue is it getting dirty but I went with white to track if the corrosion progressed, which would discolor the white.

S~Factor

I used some VHT Flame Proof stuff as well.

Manga_Spawn

Yup vht or duplicolor height heat. Stuff works great. I painted my exhaust, header, wheels, and valve cover with it. Just clean it well and apply multiple coats.

markpenske

I considering doing this too. Just wondering if a high temp primer is required? or can you just apply the high temp paint to a clean scuffed surface?