attn RAudi Driver! are your painted tips holding up?

[ngng]

I'm in the processing of blacking out pieces on the car...curious how your tips are holding up against the environment?

[whitevdub]

i'm thinking about coating my exhaust tips in black too....what kind of stuff would you coat it with though?

[Louis J.]

If they're chrome or polished steel/alu, powder coating is the only way, otherwise the paint will could start peeling within a few days/weeks.

[ngng]

i was thinking bout painting them to see how they looked, then if I liked it I was going to power coat them. tip removal is easy on the milltek

[40valve]

Last time he mentioned them he had them on for a while and said they looked the same if I remember correctly.

[Louis J.]

i was thinking bout painting them to see how they looked, then if I liked it I was going to power coat them. tip removal is easy on the milltek

That's a good idea. If you don't like them, paint can easily come off...powder coating won't.

[whitevdub]

what about plasti dip with a clearcoat? do you guys think that would hold up?

[ngng]

my only concern, is if i spray the rear bumper piece black as well, there may be too much black going on

[RAudi Driver]

They look exactly the same as they did day 1. There is no peeling, flaking chipping or discoloration. Photobucket isn't letting me upload the pics i took the other day. I'll try again in a few minutes.

[RAudi Driver]

First pic taken last week and the second pic taken about 5 minutes ago.

[whitevdub]

what id you paint your tips with?...they look good. i'm putting on some vibrants so i wantt o do this before i put them on

[RAudi Driver]

Duplicolor's high temp manifold paint in black. I figure if it can withstand the temp up at the engine, it can handle the temps at the back of the exhaust.

1. Hit all the surfaces to be painted with a sanding brush on a drill. 100% scuffed surface.

2. Paint prep/cleaner to make sure that all foreign matter is off the surface.

3. Straight to the paint. You're not gonna want to use any primer on this job as it isn't going to hold up to the heat.

You can find this in my thread I started several months ago.

Good Luck Copycats!

[whitevdub]

definitely going to try this...thanks alot man.

- did you spray the inside of the tips too by the way?

[ngng]

Duplicolor's high temp manifold paint in black. I figure if it can withstand the temp up at the engine, it can handle the temps at the back of the exhaust.

1. Hit all the surfaces to be painted with a sanding brush on a drill. 100% scuffed surface.

2. Paint prep/cleaner to make sure that all foreign matter is off the surface.

3. Straight to the paint. You're not gonna want to use any primer on this job as it isn't going to hold up to the heat.

You can find this in my thread I started several months ago.

Good Luck Copycats!

wow, i dig it. i think it would look really good with a painted rear valence too...

[mitchholmstrom]

Dear mr rs4, stop having a beautiful car k thx.

PS, Gonna steal it beotch.

[RAudi Driver]

definitely going to try this...thanks alot man.

- did you spray the inside of the tips too by the way?

didn't spray the inside of the tips but did spray the back side of the mufflers.

Dear mr rs4, stop having a beautiful car k thx.

PS, Gonna steal it beotch.

I've got an extra key and will just pick it back up when you're detailing it at Adams.

[Monchichi8]

First pic taken last week and the second pic taken about 5 minutes ago.

Damn that looks Hott!