Painted Heat Shield and Exhaust Tip
Last week there was a post about painting your heatshield… This week, one of our readers Chris submitted some great step by step info on hwo to do this, but also doing the end cap on the exhaust as well… This adds a super rad touch…
[The following was Submitted by Chirs. Thanks!]
Picture 1- Finished product a few days after the paint has completely dried in the bright light.
Picture 2- Closer shot of the painted exhaust.
Picture 3- Supplies used. Napa had all the stuff I needed for about eight bucks. The sandpaper is 1200 grit. The guys at the store was telling me that you probably don’t want to use anything under an 800 if you don’t want to be able to see the scratches through the paint. (Obviously an undesired outcome). The Dupli-color paint is the same stuff 2Fiddy suggested, and it worked great.
Picture 4- Chrome cap/ring sanded and masked and ready for paint. I was originally going to paint it all black but the idea to mask off the rivets turned out looking pretty sweet. (Of course I was thinking it wouldn’t be hard to paint over it if it turned out bad)
Tips/Things learned- Even though the direction on the paint can say something about curing the paint for 1.5 hours at 400 degrees… Do not do this while the paint is still wet! I made this mistake and found that the paint started bubbling almost immediately. Luckily I just pulled it out of my oven and it was fine. I guess you might have to wait until it dry but I don’t know that for sure… Use a big piece of tape over the rivets and make sure to use something small and blunt to push the tape in around the rivets. After you are confident that is sticking down tightly use a razor to cut around the circles. If you mess up one or two you can always put that side of the cap toward the bike. (Don’t ask me how I know)
Update:
Reader Billy Sent in an awesome Up close picture of this mod completed: Thanks!!
Jasen Said,
July 16, 2008 @ 4:23 pm
NICE! Painting that cap really makes the stock exhaust look a lot shorter.
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Mr. 2Fiddy Said,
July 16, 2008 @ 4:26 pm
Yeah — This is such a simple thing people can do to clean up the stocker… i was really impressed with this idea — which is why I stopped everything to get this online…
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Bill Said,
July 16, 2008 @ 5:59 pm
That looks really good. I’m really considering this now.
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Kenny Said,
July 16, 2008 @ 10:51 pm
Cool, gonna do that
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BG Said,
July 16, 2008 @ 11:51 pm
All these mods and I don’t even have my 250 yet! I’m making a list and this is definelty on it. Thanks for the pics and tips Chris!
BG
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Chris Said,
July 17, 2008 @ 2:40 pm
Glad you guys like it
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JaySee Said,
July 17, 2008 @ 2:56 pm
Im gonna do it looks nice look good w my black ninja, hopefully if i get one =D
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Dougie Said,
July 18, 2008 @ 12:26 pm
Looks really nice, I would love to see some closer up shots!
Nice and easy under 10 buck mod!!
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Fred Said,
July 18, 2008 @ 11:45 pm
Great mod! I followed the direction except I used Rust-o-leum High Heat Deluxe semi-glossy. It came out great!
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fiapop Said,
July 20, 2008 @ 6:47 pm
Picture 4… i have no clue what im looking at and everything. can someone elaborate a little more on how to paint that tip??
thanks
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Chris Said,
July 20, 2008 @ 11:05 pm
That picture 4 is when the tip is pulled off the actual muffler. There is 5 hex cap screws in the end of the exhaust… Just take them out and slide off the cap. Once you have it off, I masked off the part that is already black and the rivets and painted it black. Good luck man
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fiapop Reply:
July 21st, 2008 at 12:05 am
thanks.. makes good sense now. just bought the blue reflective tape for my rim.. i have the blue one… after that i’ll probably paint the heat cover first see how that goes.. then do the tip.
this is a great website!
longlive the 08 2fiddy!
ps: anyone know where i can order the seat cowl??? i live in tampa,fl… cant find it anywhere online.
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Chris Said,
July 21, 2008 @ 3:00 pm
Wow that close up is awesome! Has that bike even seen any riding yet? looks like its showroom!
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Mike Said,
July 26, 2008 @ 12:42 pm
FiaPop,
You can get your seat cowl at the dealer you bought it from.
MB
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