Powder coating the Prima pipe....new pictures

Lil Buddy · Post by **Lil Buddy** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:49 am

Just got a pipe for my Buddy 50. Not wild about the unfinshed look. Planning on getting it powder coated. Has anybody done this? Thoughts / results?

naptime · Post by **naptime** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:02 am

i dont know if powdercoating will hold up to exhaust heat.

powder coating is a "plastic" powder, that melts and smooths when heated in an oven.

i have some powder coated parts on my truck, and when i had to do some welding a few months back, i was at least 10 to 15 inches away from a powder coated part (but welding to a piece it was directly connected to.

the heat transfer from one part to the other, caused the powder coating to catch smolder. (similar to if you held a piece of plastic over a lighter, and melted it.

Ray Knobs · Post by **Ray Knobs** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:01 pm

you need to get it ceramic coated. I have seen white and chrome. I had the pipe on my sled done. People ceramic coat the pipes to prevent rust and make it so you don't have to run a heat shield around the pipe. It will keep the pipe hotter, which is what you want in two strokes, not sure about 4.

http://www.jet-hot.com/

http://www.swaintech.com/

mattgordon · Post by **mattgordon** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:39 pm

Ray Knobs wrote:you need to get it ceramic coated. I have seen white and chrome. I had the pipe on my sled done. People ceramic coat the pipes to prevent rust and make it so you don't have to run a heat shield around the pipe. It will keep the pipe hotter, which is what you want in two strokes, not sure about 4.

http://www.jet-hot.com/

http://www.swaintech.com/

There's a place in Tumwater that can Ceramic coat your pipe in a number of colors. In the Mottman Industrial Park. I'm sure the City of Destiny has somewhere that can do it too....

RuralRattler · Post by **RuralRattler** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:46 pm

if you want to get by cheep get some heat resistance engine block paint or some smoker/grill paint. I think you can get it at automotive stores like Napa or Autozone.

Ray Knobs · Post by **Ray Knobs** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:08 pm

I think i remember engine block paint not being hot enough. You need header paint.

nissanman · Post by **nissanman** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:18 am

Ceramic... when you gotta be sure it works.

mattgordon · Post by **mattgordon** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:48 pm

nissanman wrote:Ceramic... when you gotta be sure it works.

+1

Lil Buddy · Post by **Lil Buddy** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:06 pm

Just got the pipe back from Performance Coatings. Ceramic coated, $60. It looks sooo much better.
I chose satin black. The stock pipe and eveything behind it are black. I could have done chrome for $20 more but my scooter has more of a clasic look. Chrome would have been to fancy for me. Plus I might paint the shocks and wheels black at some point.

nissanman · Post by **nissanman** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:49 pm

Looks good

I went with a black pipe for my Rattler110 too. Great minds think alike

mattgordon · Post by **mattgordon** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:27 am

Lil Buddy wrote:Just got the pipe back from Performance Coatings. Ceramic coated, $60. It looks sooo much better.
I chose satin black. The stock pipe and eveything behind it are black. I could have done chrome for $20 more but my scooter has more of a clasic look. Chrome would have been to fancy for me. Plus I might paint the shocks and wheels black at some point.

Very nice. Where is that shop, Performance Coatings?

Lil Buddy · Post by **Lil Buddy** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:27 pm

mattgordon wrote: Very nice. Where is that shop, Performance Coatings?

Auburn WA
http://www.performancecoatings.com/index2.html