beatle
Junior Member
I've been experimenting with plastidip lately. The results have not always come out well or held up as well as I thought, but it's cheap, fun, and generally easily reversible for going back to stock. I've always thought Two Brothers had the coolest looking exhaust, but I went with Scorpions for their sound and longevity. They also look pretty good as-is. That said, I dipped the tips of my exhaust in black. This is 4 coats about 10-15 minutes apart.
I taped off the riveted metal strip right next to the tip and peeled it off right after the last coat. I tried dipping them and just peeling it off, letting the gap naturally tear the plastidip, but the gap wasn't enough to do the job so the dip on the tip tore.
I know a lot of people are probably going to say, "You're going to melt that off the first time you start the bike." Actually, the cans don't actually get that hot. I measured them with an infrared temperature gun after a ride and the tips only reach 150-170, likely due to the multiple walled design. Plastidip is good for 200+ and people often dip their exhaust tips. That said, if it does melt, I'll show the carnage.
I taped off the riveted metal strip right next to the tip and peeled it off right after the last coat. I tried dipping them and just peeling it off, letting the gap naturally tear the plastidip, but the gap wasn't enough to do the job so the dip on the tip tore.
I know a lot of people are probably going to say, "You're going to melt that off the first time you start the bike." Actually, the cans don't actually get that hot. I measured them with an infrared temperature gun after a ride and the tips only reach 150-170, likely due to the multiple walled design. Plastidip is good for 200+ and people often dip their exhaust tips. That said, if it does melt, I'll show the carnage.
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