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High heat paint for the exhaust

I bet you could remove the old flanges and use some split flanges. With split flanges each pipe would have a 2 piece flange so the flange fits together around the pipe. There was a post a while back with a link to split flanges. I don't think is was motorcycle header specific but I am sure you could have something custom made if a universal could not be found that fits.
 
mentioned that they look good on the outside but hold moisture, accelerating the corrosion process.
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This is the purpose of using the header wrap coating, as I mentioned. It keeps the water off!
 
I used the rust-o-leom grill spray paint and the brush on. I found that the spray worked very well. I was very pleased. The brush on is rated at a lower temp. I thought it would high enough but it wasn't as soon as the exhaust started to heat up it peeled right off.
Additionally, be careful, I broke an exhaust bolt off taking the exhaust off. drill and tap time.
 
paint

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Hi Jethro, on my gs 750e everytime i had to do oil change I had to take the exhaust off to get to the filter, at that time I went to home depote and got thier spray paint made to resist heat I scuffed the exhaust with scuff pads and spray about two to three coats it worked fine until next oil change.

ard :!:
 
The stock exhaust allows filter access- some aftermarket pipes, like my V+H competition series, do not and do require head pipe removal for filter access. I use anti-sieze compound on the header bolts and have never broken one to date. Ride on, Ed
1983 GS750ED
 
Luckly my Mac pipe allows me access to the oil filter.

Unfortunately I have bent the crap out of my exhaust flanges and they are rusting away. They work fine but look nasty.

I'm currently looking into the split flanges. I just would hate to have cut away the existing flanges and not have the split flanges work right.
 
Besides having pipes coated, I have used the BBQ grill paint. It works pretty good. I always blast them first and paint before they re-rust.

That pipe tape will REALLY make em rust!!

Mike
 
I have a 1983 Tempter with rusty pipes

I have a 1983 Tempter with rusty pipes

I was stored outside in Wisconsin summer and winters for 5 years, unprotected. So, there is a lot of surface rust. The chrome is rusty, but I took some 0000 steel wool to it and that all cleaned up. The problem is the pipes from where they meet the engine to the secondary pipes are completly covered in rust.

I've been able to scrub at them with a 'brillo' pad that we used at a metal shop where I once worked to clean off the major rust, then work down from 400 grit to 2000 sand paper to get a fairly shiney pipe.

I know the answer is to get them rechromed but it's beyond my budget at the moment.

There is some rust on the surface of the frame, but it's not deep and I will during the winter pull the bike apart and repaint the frame.

Any ideas on how else to clean up or make the exhaust pipes look good is appreciated!
Any ideas on
 
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