Topic: Covering up the ugly places...

[DammitDan]

Here's a pic of the ugly place:



The Jardine slipon is too expensive (and sounds too AWESOME) to replace.

I was thinking something along the lines of scrubbing the rust and putting high temp rattlecan paint over it to seal it, then attaching a heat shield of some sorts that covers the nasty spot.  Unfortunately I have no idea of how to do this.

Any suggestions?

[forwheeldrift]

you can rap the entire exhaust with muffler rap all the way to the tip.

 personally id get it recrhomed, if possible.

[DammitDan]

The bike has so little chrome on it as it is (blacked out engine, fender, etc)....  I'm not a fan of blinging my bike out, but I do like it to shine a bit.  Besides, doesn't wrapping cause heat issues?  I'd like to stay away from wrapping if possible.

And re-chroming is a possibility, but it would cost me a bundle (probably as much as a new muffler).  And I no long have the funds available for it 

I was mentioning plates or heat shields cause it looks really damn good on Daniel's (DME's) bike, and it's a hell of a lot cheaper than re-chroming the whole unit.

[forwheeldrift]

i do like the heat shield idea

is this for the bike on you avetar?

that will look really good

was not aware raping the pipes causes heat problems, that was my next perchase, must investigate

thanks for the info

[DammitDan]

No, it's for this bike...

[Raul CB750K1]

That black engine is crying out loud to get a black exhaust or a black wrapped one. The two-height seat should go away too, as well as the grab bar.....


Raul

[DammitDan]

Oh, I bought clubmans for it with bar-end mirrors.  And it has a flat frame under the seat (which is unusual for an 80s UJM) so I can easily mold a cafe seat for it.

So there aren't any bad side effects to wrapping?  It may be an affordable option for me.  I've never been a big fan of chroming anyways...

[KB02]

Sand the whole thing down and paint it black (Black will look better than the chrome against all the gold plating on the bike.)

by the way - pm send

[HITMAN]

Why not cover it with a chrome emblem?

[DammitDan]

Now that would be funny... Kinda like putting a big mustang decal on the back window of your camaro 

[HITMAN]

Ok, if your going to make me stoop to that level.

Mmmmf,


(ok, really I wasn't paying attention)

[DammitDan]

I was thinking something more toned down, like this...



Except maybe paint mine black?  Or maybe paint the exhaust black and put a stainless steel plate over the bad spot like DME did?  Bah, so many options!

[STLrocker]

a very cheap easy way to get rid of that spot instead of cover it up is to use oxalic acid to remove the rust, and polish the area up. if you polish it well and keep something on it to protect it, it should last and you wont be able to see it very well.

oxalic acid is covered in detail here, and it does work. i've used it.

http://www.vintagebmx.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=004702

[keiths]

I thought some of our threads were long, but 20 pages. Looks like amazing results.
Thanks for the link.

[Uncle Ernie]

I used some kind of pipe fitting once.  Some kind of small corrugations with big hose clamps on each end.  It worked for over 25 years.  People often asked what brand of pipes they were.

[ProTeal55]

Never heard of "heat issues" when it comes to wrapping pipes..
I mean, thats the whole point of wrap/ceramic coating, to keep the heat "in" the pipe.
The more heat/exhaust is ran thru the exhaust itself in theory the more power you will make, plus wrap is an easy way to cover old/nasty pipes as well as give your bike a hardcore/old school look.

Ceramic coating is another option, but the finish (even when polished) is no-where near as shiny as chrome.
http://www.lo-ko.com/services.html
The choice is yours...

[TomC]

Hi ProTeal55
     I read a quote some were from the head of one of header companies about wrapping headers "I love it when my customers wrap there headers. I know that I will be selling them another header soon."
     TomC

Never heard of "heat issues" when it comes to wrapping pipes..
I mean, thats the whole point of wrap/ceramic coating, to keep the heat "in" the pipe.
The more heat/exhaust is ran thru the exhaust itself in theory the more power you will make, plus wrap is an easy way to cover old/nasty pipes as well as give your bike a hardcore/old school look.

Ceramic coating is another option, but the finish (even when polished) is no-where near as shiny as chrome.
http://www.lo-ko.com/services.html
The choice is yours...

[ProTeal55]

That just seems as if the header itself is crap.
I can see the wrap holding moisture (if say the bike is parked outside in the rain or something), but that would be burned off the minute u start the bike. I have had exhausts wrapped for years, with no issues on the pipes (that I can see)..