MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: rich83 on July 27, 2012, 09:40:44 am
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As above.
I want to get my exhaust coated black (like uncle robins). Is there anything you can buy off the shelf to do this or is it a professional job only?
Rich
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Just set your revo fuelling to 1 and those tips will soon blacken up... :laugh:
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Ive used Rustoleum (not ceramic) before with very good results.
iirc its called hat paint?? and costs about a tenner for 500ml
EDIT Its actually called Hardhat
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A pic of 'Uncle Robin's ceramic coated tips for reference:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FRedRobin_05%2FMods%2FMilltek_closeup_16Jun09.jpg&hash=57e061b4ff3f95c6fd754512ac04940a1456f251)
These are factory coated as supplied by Milltek. I'm not sure if they are an offered option.
Ceramic coatings are very easy to clean with a non-abrasive cream (I use Megs NXT) and also the tips are cold to the touch even after a long spirited drive of several hundred miles.
I don't know about how successfully a ceramic paint can be applied - In ignorance I would imagine the ceramic coated to be done under heat.
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Seach plasma coatings on google. Ceramic coating isnt usually smooth but an abrasive surface.
Hycote do a very high temp paint that should last well on the tips.
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Seach plasma coatings on google. Ceramic coating isnt usually smooth but an abrasive surface.
Hycote do a very high temp paint that should last well on the tips.
Would that Hycote be matt or gloss Alex?
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Search plasma coatings on google. Ceramic coating isnt usually smooth but an abrasive surface.
....Mine is most definitely very smooth (no texture whatsoever) and satin finish - Neither matt nor gloss. I'll be talking to Milltek soon-ish and I'll try to remember to ask for more info.
Previous to this I was testing a black powdercoated finish for them and it grey'd up quite badly in the winter conditions, so we decided to try the ceramic and it is now in it's third year.
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Seach plasma coatings on google. Ceramic coating isnt usually smooth but an abrasive surface.
Hycote do a very high temp paint that should last well on the tips.
Would that Hycote be matt or gloss Alex?
I'm sure they do a satin finish.
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I'll look into it. I'm getting bored polishing my exhaust and it getting sooted up after 2 miles.
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How's about gold? :laugh:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1049.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs399%2Fmcaborn%2F3644f602.jpg&hash=b9b81360f7d47c455165cf36ae3133c0ad2fb509)
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It's done by Camcoat in warrington.
'57' varieties of colour available, we've used satin and gloss both are excellent options.
Cheers
Nige
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi66.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh269%2Fnigeblueflame%2FVW%2F6-2.jpg&hash=743c2c26d651f49f843dc1ffa1c01b9fa8049d56)
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I take it they have to remove the exhaust for this and it's not just sprayed on from a can :laugh:
Would there be any benefit to having a DP coated in it before installation Nige?
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I take it they have to remove the exhaust for this and it's not just sprayed on from a can :laugh:
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Nope! all you have to do is switch the engine off, a guy lies down underneath and applies a coat. You then switch the engine back on to dry the coat and repeat the process. :innocent:
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Would it not be quicker if you had the engine running all the time so it dries on contact, therefore speeding the process up? :happy2:
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Again, nope! i suggested this to the guy with the spray can and he just laughed at me and called me a fool. :rolleye:
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Again, nope! i suggested this to the guy with the spray can and he just laughed at me and called me a fool. :rolleye:
He know's you well then! :evilgrin:
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:chicken:
Yes it was my brother. :smiley:
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:signLOL: