slightly OT, black stainless for bike exhaust?

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this isn't particularly knife related, but it's material related so i'll throw it out there, i am trying to black out my new motorcycle (2002 triumph speed triple) as much as possible. my carbonfiber silencer is headed my way and i was thinking what to do with the header/exhaust pipe portion to make it stand out less, right now it's pretty polished stainless, is there a brush-on or spray applied stainless blackener? it'd be pretty hard/expensive to mix up enough to dip the pipes so that's not really an option, i guess if i can't blacken them, i could scotchbright them to tone them down a little
any ideas?
 
I've used VHT 1500 deg flame proof paint on Coincidentally KOOKs Headers for my car and am very pleased w/ the results. Its been on for 2 years now and hasnt burned off at all. Comes in spray cans too. Shawn
 
You might try black exhaust wrap. It looks like a matte nylon webbing but is extremely high tempature. It helps to hold heat in.


John
 
i did some searching and found some high temp tolerable powder coat, but i was still hoping for something less of a coating and more of a chemical change, like a parkerizing for stainless or something along those lines, easier to touch up if it gets dinged, but it looks like i am headed toward some sort of coating,
thanks for the suggestions, i am hoping to do a blacked out knife to match the bike some day
i'll post pictures if that comes together
 
I know how to do it with a riceburner. You dig a hole put the whole bike in it and before you cover it up with the dirt you P and crap on it and let it sit for the rest of your life. HEHEHEHEHE!!!:eek: :eek:
 
One of the electro etch processes should work on the pipes. Might come out brown and not black.

Jim A.
 
IG, i am not sure what british bikes run on, but i am pretty sure it's not rice, maybe beer, dunno, i'll try that:)
 
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