SkiDooFormulaMX

even the arctic cat exhaust paint wont hold up, what kind of paint can i use on my pipe?! im at a dead end....

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tknoll

USe stove black, it is cheap and you can recoat as often as you like.

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Ditch hopper

BBQ paint works aswome alot of its in the prep work too dude taker down to bare metal and they scuff it up really good with steal wool or a wire brush wich ever u prefer

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ethan31

BBQ and Stove paint....like said above.

Make sure its 2500 degree+ or it will burn off.

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kccats

There is a local guy here that says he has high temp powder coat?

mysdak

The secret is prevent the rust before it happens. I have an 95 Arctic Cat and the pipe still looks like new. Every year, before I put my sleds away, I spray wd40 all over everything under the hood including the pipe. Still looks like new.

headbanger7483

anything high heat and if you have rust scrape the loose crap off and use some naval jelly to "prime" it then put a very high heat paint over it....if you just painting on rust nothing will stuff for very long

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farmaloose

I just knocked off the loose stuff and sprayed it with cooking spray let it soak in and run it. it will smoke +smell a little, then slowly bake to a nice black that stayes shiney like a cast iron skillet cost 1.65 a can, recoat any time. Ihave done this to my wood stoves for years in the off season. my pipe was rusted bad when bought last year ,after 500 miles and sitting all 3 seasons it is shiney black. another light coat and smell the popcorn,

kccats

Hmm I like that Idea! Could you do that with the WD40?
I like that Avatar too!

ac bigbore

Petroleum based oil won't work because it is formulated not to break down with heat. Cooking oil "burns" when it gets too hot- and turns black and forms what is essentially organic teflon, the stuff that coats cast iron skillets, stoves, etc, and protects from rust. I just wish I thought of that years ago. I have spent hours each fall wire brushing and stove painting my pipes on 3 or 4 sleds- time I could have spent on more important preparations/repairs/upgrades. I'm definitely going to try the cooking oil trick this year!

farmaloose

if you put it on to heavy, it will take longer to season and stay a little tacky to the touch, but if you ride alot of miles this should not be a problem.

Mrdman2442

That is a great idea! Never would have thought of it.

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BC_Dan

Farmaloose, so you are saying cooking spray such as the aerosol non-stick stuff like "Pam"??

Interesting idea!

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farmaloose

YES JUST LIKE PAM ,I use the cheap stuff from the dollar store but one can will last forever, so you could spring for the best and spend 4.00 vs 1.65 this time I think mine has olive oil in it so I guess my sleds are blessed. THEY MIGHT NEED IT