2MA silencer finish

[twostrokelooney]

Hi Guys,

When refinishing the stock Yamaha silencers, what paint do you use to replicate the black chrome finish on the tail end of the pipes? Body will be matt black BBQ paint I assume?

TIA for any help offered.

[Rasher]

I was wondering that, I solved the problem with MJ77 pipes which look beautiful and not out of place on the bike, and have just shoved the OE's in a box, but be good to get them back to a nice finish in case I ever wanted to flog it as "standard" - although its a 1KT Engine in a 2MA frame, with Blue bodywork (when it started life Red) so it's more like Triggers broom.

[oldiggy]

BBQ paint will come off if fuel drips on them, best to get heat/ fuel resistant paint.

[TDRNL]

BBQ paint will come off if fuel drips on them, best to get heat/ fuel resistant paint.

Heat resistant is no different. Only 2k paint will be resistant to fuel.

[JKV45]

BBQ paint will come off if fuel drips on them, best to get heat/ fuel resistant paint.

Professional ceramic high heat paint will most likely be the most durable, but also pretty expensive.

I've used a few high heat spray paints on dirtbike pipes, and generally have been disappointed.  VHT Flame Proof was supposed to be good, but turned a chalky tan quickly.  PJ1 and Duplicolor high heat paints weren't much better.

The best spray I've used is Rust-Oleum High Heat Ultra.  It has a higher gloss than the others, which makes it more durable and less likely to get chalky.

Professional ceramics like Cerakote are the best, but tricky to apply.  If not done exactly right, they will fail quickly.

Jet Hot is what I usually recommend if the part can be shipped (NC, USA).

[twostrokelooney]

Thanks for your input guys 

[biggz]

Late to the party, but...

https://www.simoniz.uk/products/high-temperature-paint/

is what I used. Described as "oil and petrol resistant". Resistant may not be the same as "proof", and it didn't like white spirit when I used it to wipe off an oil drip. But perhaps it needed to be fully baked on.

Laurie