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·I just realized that the thread with the discussion about doing your own ceramic coating was lost in the crash, so I will post some of it here.
I have been doing many of my own ceramic coatings with supplies from www.techlinecoatings.com for several decades.
In order to black ceramic coat the exhaust on mine and HiVel's bikes I ordered the Black Satin ceramic coating. 4ounces ($20.00) will coat a header - you may need more to do a whole exhaust system to the silencers. Make sure you shake the contents VERY well before using - the ceramic particles will settle in the resin.
Remove the header/exhaust.
Blast the parts with 120 grit aluminum oxide to give it a clean surface to bond to.
Wash with soap and water.
Wipe with acetone.
Spray coating on parts.
Use heat gun or oven to start curing process (not tacky) - the parts will final cure on the bike to a nice satin finish.
I use a disposable Preval sprayer ($4.00 at Home Depot) to spray the parts.
If you scratch or nick the header at a later date (or when installing them), simply spray the area with a bit of the coating. It touches up very well.
I hope this helps. Don't be afraid to do it yourself!
I have been doing many of my own ceramic coatings with supplies from www.techlinecoatings.com for several decades.
In order to black ceramic coat the exhaust on mine and HiVel's bikes I ordered the Black Satin ceramic coating. 4ounces ($20.00) will coat a header - you may need more to do a whole exhaust system to the silencers. Make sure you shake the contents VERY well before using - the ceramic particles will settle in the resin.
Remove the header/exhaust.
Blast the parts with 120 grit aluminum oxide to give it a clean surface to bond to.
Wash with soap and water.
Wipe with acetone.
Spray coating on parts.
Use heat gun or oven to start curing process (not tacky) - the parts will final cure on the bike to a nice satin finish.
I use a disposable Preval sprayer ($4.00 at Home Depot) to spray the parts.
If you scratch or nick the header at a later date (or when installing them), simply spray the area with a bit of the coating. It touches up very well.
I hope this helps. Don't be afraid to do it yourself!