Cerakote doing my header in

You'll be pleased to know it's wrapped so that awful paint job you like is untouched underneath (did chop the fender tho :sneaky:)
Not sure if that's better or worse.
I think they still talk of it in hushed tones in Glenrothe ? :eek:
Well the shepherds, anyway.
 
Get a paint brush and some hi-temp black BBQ paint and paint them. You will be quite surprised at how well they turn out.
I think your right ! Satin barbeque paint and polished with Zebrite grate polish . Certainly be cheaper !
 
Been speaking with a metal finishing firm today , he was told by his technical team that a 3 coat hard chrome would more than likely withstand the heat from a CES altho they didn't offer that service , he said he could put me in touch with someone who could . Alternatively they said they could hard blast and then polish the pipes to a mirror finish . He was pretty certain from experience that , so long as maintained this finish would last up pretty well at keeping rust at bay ! I'm not entirely convinced , mild steel is after all that , still mild steel altho it's the process of hard blasting that supposedly changes the surface and keeps rust at bay . I don't know . I'm catching on to the idea of black , with the heat shields chromed !
 
My own fault this . Money I have spent getting them coated and money I will have to spend getting them 're coated , I should have just bought a new one ! Maybe a cerakote chroming service is business opportunity ? I would be the British market leader ! :thumbsup:

Mate at least you know when you get them on, the bike will be so much better for it. I had the DP shorties and liked them but loud as. The CES with Ramair and a Nev Lush Tune and this is a different bike. Shame the coating is not working out. Hope you get it sorted soon mate
 
Mate at least you know when you get them on, the bike will be so much better for it. I had the DP shorties and liked them but loud as. The CES with Ramair and a Nev Lush Tune and this is a different bike. Shame the coating is not working out. Hope you get it sorted soon mate
Thanks Mick . I wanted the CES for so long but could never justify the cost . Not that it was unreasonable , more the fact that by the time HMRC took their bite in import duties and VAT it would have left a bad taste in my mouth . The price I paid for the used header , plus duties , plus refinishing worked out to be around half the price of a new Set. I never even considered that the cerakote chrome finish wouldn't be available here ! Still , after all is said and done , I do finally have the pipes , for which I am made up so all in all , colour of finish is just a detail I will get my head around . It's the pipes that count !
 
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