De-paint or Repaint GS/RS Muffler

[ClayL]

Hi,
Crappy OEM muffler.......has anyone got a picture of a GS/RS muffler that has been depainted. I hear its all stainless under the paint. Howz it look?? I was debating to repaint.....or get rid of the paint.


Thanx,
Clay

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

RE-PAINT

If you like shiney it can be done fairly easy with a 4 1/2 inch angle grinder with a mild abrasive disk....once it's bare if you don't like it, you can always re-paint with some 1200 degree BBQ paint.......Mike...:thumbup:

 

[DrewNJ]

I was wondering the same thing because it is not really "black". Especially when you see it in contrast to black plastics.....I swear it sometimes almost looks brown!


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[Paula(Butch2025)]

Butch took the paint off and it turned out really nice...I told him he should do that to mine and it's only 4 months old! Here is a photo of it:

 

[Colin]

Polished

Will try and find a pic, but polished looks great. We have a guy here in NZ that cuts the end off the pipe and performs
a bit of surgery to give it some bark. He then puts the end back on and polishes it. Have adde a link below of a pic, that will give you an idea.

http://www.meetup.com/Spyder-Riders-NZ/photos/7678982/#113058642

 

[ClayL]

Will try and find a pic, but polished looks great. We have a guy here in NZ that cuts the end off the pipe and performs
a bit of surgery to give it some bark. He then puts the end back on and polishes it. Have adde a link below of a pic, that will give you an idea.

http://www.meetup.com/Spyder-Riders-NZ/photos/7678982/#113058642

Thanx Colin....Butch/Paula for the pictures. I think I am going to go for the take the paint off route. The polished look really nice.....but I am sure he has some kind of professional polishing equipment......I will probably have to go for the raw....el natural look.

Clay

 

[Colin]

Polished

The guy here has a business called Custom Chambers, You could find him on Google and contact him to see if he will tell you what he uses.
Never dealt with him but apparently is a good guy.

 

[Kinderhook]

Black vs. shine

I took off the original paint with an orbital sander using fine grit wet dry sanding disc. It took about a half hour to clean off the old paint, the hardest part being under the hanger and next to the welds (hand work). It looked really good, but I decided to paint black again using high temp paint. After three months it still looks great (I used semi-gloss black). Frankly, either way looks really good but I went with the stock look and am satisfied. It seems to me that the factory could have used a little better quality paint in the first place!

 

[Eraser]

I wonder...is the muffler on the RT the same as the RS when you remove the paint?? Anybody have any info on it?

 

[Sarge707]

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/we...searchTerm=high+temp+exhaust+paint#fragment-2

Manager at Advanced Auto recommended the above as it can be used on muffler and ALL pipes . 1500 Degree with silicone!
I have to decide between the Silver (Looks Nice) and Black?

 

[Sarge707]

Thanks Clay!!
Your post led me to repaint today with the Advanced Auto DEI High temp.
First brake cleaner- Then a Lot of 320 Grit sandpaper -Then more brake cleaner then Spray-
I Like it a Lot better than it was.

 

[Paula(Butch2025)]

Butch used a Scotch Brite pad on a drill (use a mask for yourself) to buff off the old paint. Then used a clear heat resistant spray paint to "clear" coat it. When he washes it he just used a scotch brite pad to clean it up.