Muffler Tips cleaning
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Muffler Tips cleaning
Hello,
So my bright mind decided to spray paint the tips of my mufflers satin black. I personally love the looks of it. I used high temp BBQ paint that its good for 1200F degree. Well Apparently, my tips must get hotter than than. The paint started to crack and now its all a mess inside the tips mainly. The outside parts are still painted. What should I use to remove the paint?? any tricks? I cant be the first one that this happened to. I thought about using brake fluid on a rag but figured I would ask first for any tricks or tips.
So my bright mind decided to spray paint the tips of my mufflers satin black. I personally love the looks of it. I used high temp BBQ paint that its good for 1200F degree. Well Apparently, my tips must get hotter than than. The paint started to crack and now its all a mess inside the tips mainly. The outside parts are still painted. What should I use to remove the paint?? any tricks? I cant be the first one that this happened to. I thought about using brake fluid on a rag but figured I would ask first for any tricks or tips.
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Hello,
So my bright mind decided to spray paint the tips of my mufflers satin black. I personally love the looks of it. I used high temp BBQ paint that its good for 1200F degree. Well Apparently, my tips must get hotter than than. The paint started to crack and now its all a mess inside the tips mainly. The outside parts are still painted. What should I use to remove the paint?? any tricks? I cant be the first one that this happened to. I thought about using brake fluid on a rag but figured I would ask first for any tricks or tips.
So my bright mind decided to spray paint the tips of my mufflers satin black. I personally love the looks of it. I used high temp BBQ paint that its good for 1200F degree. Well Apparently, my tips must get hotter than than. The paint started to crack and now its all a mess inside the tips mainly. The outside parts are still painted. What should I use to remove the paint?? any tricks? I cant be the first one that this happened to. I thought about using brake fluid on a rag but figured I would ask first for any tricks or tips.
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For the inside of the tips ...
Acetone on a rag to remove the paint
Then polish the inside of the tips with fine steel wool
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For the outside of the tips ...
Acetone on a rag to remove the paint
Then polish the outside of the tips with 'Mothers' Mag and Aluminum Polish (or any other metal polish you like)
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Acetone on a rag to remove the paint
Then polish the inside of the tips with fine steel wool
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For the outside of the tips ...
Acetone on a rag to remove the paint
Then polish the outside of the tips with 'Mothers' Mag and Aluminum Polish (or any other metal polish you like)
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Last edited by Turbo6TA; Oct 9, 2016 at 06:14 PM.
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Now this is what Im talking about. I didnt know about Acetone to remove paint. I will do this. Much better and probably easier. I guess I will attempt next wknd.
Thank you guys for the tips!
Thank you guys for the tips!
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The BBQ paint did not hold up most likely due to lack of proper surface preparation, not because of temperature. The surfaces should have been sanded with 320 grit, and then properly cleaned using a surface prep product before painting. Most BBQ paints also require an existing paint surface to bond to, so you should have primered the tips before painting as well. Proper preparation of the surface is always the most important part of painting anything.
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The BBQ paint did not hold up most likely due to lack of proper surface preparation, not because of temperature. The surfaces should have been sanded with 320 grit, and then properly cleaned using a surface prep product before painting. Most BBQ paints also require an existing paint surface to bond to, so you should have primered the tips before painting as well. Proper preparation of the surface is always the most important part of painting anything.
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Self etching primer will also assist in having the paint bond properly to the surface. Check to see if it's heat resistant.