Sanding and Painting Exhaust this week...

[TurkeyChicken]

I have an electric sander and just purchased some black high heat paint.  I was going to sand it down tonight and possibly get the first coat on.

Do you guys have any advice or tips for painting the exhaust?

How long should I let it rest between coats?  How many coats should I give it?

[fred]

I have an electric sander and just purchased some black high heat paint.  I was going to sand it down tonight and possibly get the first coat on.

Do you guys have any advice or tips for painting the exhaust?

How long should I let it rest between coats?  How many coats should I give it?

I'd refer to the can for the time between coats... It is likely that the instructions on the can will have some suggested time between coats... As far as how many, just keep coating it until it looks good, or you run out of paint, or you get bored. It seems like as long as you go in thin coats, you're not going to have a problem with putting too much paint on, and since the paint will degrade eventually anyways, more is probably better than less...

[ke7syv]

Apply in very thin coats. If there's a small spot with just a mist of paint, wait until second coat. Too much paint will cause runs, little drops of paint running down the work. Be sure to spray at a uniform distance from the piece. I would do three coats of color followed by two or three coats of clear. A good rule of thumb is when the glossy shine (assuming your using a flat black, if not, the gloss might not  has dissappeared and paint is tacky to touch, enough thinner has cooked off and you're ready for a second coat. If you have any scotch pads, they do great for cleaning up the piece before painting. Are you using a primer?

[The Buddha]

werase643 suggested I use brush and paint BBQ paint. Spray dont get on it good enough he said not thick he said. I never did that though so far, maybe worth a try. You really dont care if its thin layers or thick layer. This crap gotta be done every year and it will look ugly no matter what. It also needs heat to cure, so you ahve to cook on the bike. maybe do a repeat in a day or so after a long hard run.
Cool.
Buddha.

[TurkeyChicken]

Apply in very thin coats. If there's a small spot with just a mist of paint, wait until second coat. Too much paint will cause runs, little drops of paint running down the work. Be sure to spray at a uniform distance from the piece. I would do three coats of color followed by two or three coats of clear. A good rule of thumb is when the glossy shine (assuming your using a flat black, if not, the gloss might not  has dissappeared and paint is tacky to touch, enough thinner has cooked off and you're ready for a second coat. If you have any scotch pads, they do great for cleaning up the piece before painting. Are you using a primer?

It's for the exhaust, so I wasn't going to use a primer.  I was just going to sand it down and use the spray "Grill paint".  I'll be sure to keep an even distance throughout.

werase643 suggested I use brush and paint BBQ paint. Spray dont get on it good enough he said not thick he said. I never did that though so far, maybe worth a try. You really dont care if its thin layers or thick layer. This crap gotta be done every year and it will look ugly no matter what. It also needs heat to cure, so you ahve to cook on the bike. maybe do a repeat in a day or so after a long hard run.
Cool.
Buddha.

I figure no matter what i do to it, it'll look better than it does now.  I already purchased the spray paint, so i'll give that a shot and see how it goes.  I'll post some pics and my experience when i'm done.

[makenzie71]

All in all, don't work too hard on it...because you'll have to do it again next year.