Professional coating exhaust… Questions

[F 18 Driver]

Hi everyone,

My bike has a holeshot 4 into 1 exhaust system installed…

The holehot system is looking pretty ratty and previous owner seems to have used some high temp spray paint that's peeling… Also he's wrapped a few of the pipes with what appears to be hose clamps.

My hypothesis is that the pipes were hitting one another, creating a rattle sound . However, I could be wrong and this was part of the holeshot system as designed for the 4 into 1 system.

My plan is to go black with the entire exhaust system…

I just don't know anything about professional coatings…

I was hoping a few of you could chime in and educate me as to the different type of coatings and what I might expect from different coating systems.

Further, there seem to be a few businesses in and around Los Angeles to do this type of work.

I just have no experience or reference. That's why am requesting assistance.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

F-18 driver

 

[one2dmax]

Coatings range from a high temp ceramic you can get from many local powdercoating shops, to coatings like N-Coat and Jet-Hot (and others). You can even use BBQ paint to last for at least a little length of time. Another option you may be talking about is a header wrap. These can actually cause header rot eventually as they can hold moisture (though i've had OK luck on drag bikes that don't see wet weather riding).

 

[Fire-medic]

I've had Jet-Hot and it's lasted well.

 

[MaxMidnight]

My Holeshot headers are ceramic coated so if yours are the same then I would assume you would need to remove that before re-coating?
Mine has stood the test of time well so as an option I'd recommend the process..
It would be best to get an opinion from whoever you decide to re-do your pipes.