I'm a stickler for asthetics. With my black Celica the shiny muffler stands out. Has anyone considered painting a muffler? Can it be done given how hot a muffler can get? What kind of paint should I use? Thanks
i had mine sprayed black actually when i had it fitted. i thought it stood out too much as well and it looks nice with the black bottom half of the rear bar. ill get a pic for you 2moz so you can have a look... i prefer it painted black!
they do it alot in parts of california to hide modified exhaust systems. Ive actially seen people leave the stock muffler there and re route a new muffler lol. I love not having any vehicle mod restriction laws here in montana. The only thing they care about is driving with neons on.
We cant have modded exhaust here in VA, I'm working on a hot swap method with hangers for an OEM looking exhaust (3" is hard to make look OEM for a car LOL) and a curved pipe at the end (straight pipe w/resonator.) the OEM lookalike was shiny as hell when I got it so i rattle canned with with 1200 degree ceramic paint it cost 5 bucks I had some left over from something else, it's perfect...
Letze I wish they had that law here...damn...all these damn ricer's with 3" exhausts on their civics...aggghhh
We still have ricers with coffee cans, but I had a freakin water melon cannon 5" outlet... LOL you can almost stick your hand through the muffler straight pipe = better performance and easy swappage
the muffler gets decent outside air colling, and most of the heat is lost throught the top of the exhaust this deosnt mean the muffler isnt hot thought, just not as hto as a manifold or such. painting can be done.
Actually, paint is a good idea since it would help to deter rust. Didn't paint mine, but I recently added a subtle slanted "SS" style tip to make it look nicer. :lol: -K
most paints will list thier temp rating. the maching shop guys showed me that a good quality "regular" spray paint will go to 500 deg iirc. no need to pay extra for high temp. my block is just regular ol krylon. if it got over 500deg id have bigger issues. works great.
Did this to my Legacy Touring wagon. I thought it looked way better than chrome, although being matte black on the underside of the back of the car it did look dirty all the time. I still preferred the look after a year (image below). I used High temp engine paint just to insure no temp related issues. The paint did scratch pretty easily being sprayed onto a chrome surface. https://www.flickr.com/photos/98136423@N07/9218421809/sizes/o/
