For those who painted the stock exhaust Black>>>

[///M///]

What paint did you use? How is it holding up? Did you remove the exhaust to paint it or spray from below (yikes!)?

Am thinking of getting it powder-coated but painting is an option if someone can confirm that the paint sticks.

Thanks.

[danniexi]

Originally Posted by dsm918

What paint did you use? How is it holding up? Did you remove the exhaust to paint it or spray from below (yikes!)?

Am thinking of getting it powder-coated but painting is an option if someone can confirm that the paint sticks.

Thanks.

rattle-can that mofo. it'll stay.

[e90-4aj]

You can use a rattle can but I prefered to powder-coat them

[///M///]

Originally Posted by danniexi

rattle-can that mofo. it'll stay.

What paint? Brand? Name?

Originally Posted by e90-4aj

You can use a rattle can but I prefered to powder-coat them

How much did that run you? Did you powdercoat the tips as well?

[danniexi]

no idea, had an exhaust shop do it years back when i made a custom exhaust for my 335i. as for what type, as long as it's high-temp paint you should be good. Rust-Oleum has one on Amazon for sale.

I never did the tips however, just the muffler. If really want a cleaner looks (especially if you are thinking about doing the exhaust tips), i'd say do it ONCE correctly and get it powdercoated (or buy a different set of tips prepainted). there are number of vendors here that sell gloss black tips for the OEM exhaust.

[Sal@AUTOcouture]

Hi-temp rustoleum will work. I'd recommend powdercoat/ ceramic coating for extended durability tho

[wigaster]

I painted mine. Took the tips off, sanded them, and used high temp grill paint. I'll be honest they are starting to look a little sketchy and its only been about 6-7 weeks. I would powdercoat for durability or buy aftermarket larger tips.

[yellowssm]

How do you take the tips off?

[EALm4]

Originally Posted by yellowssm

How do you take the tips off?

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...highlight=tips

[playinJ30]

Please do not spray paint the tips on your $70K+ BMW smh

[Bee Pee]

satin black powder coated tips on my m135i ~ 2 years still looking good









Black ceramic coating on my bike exhaust ~ 1.5 years on all OK

[wigaster]

Originally Posted by yellowssm

How do you take the tips off?

They are a bitch to take off. I used a rubber mallet and a hammer similar to the previous post. You have to beat the back of them like you hate them to get the clips to loosen up. The tips looked great after I first painted them but time is taking its toll a little on them. It was never meant to be a permanent solution. Simply a temporary fix until I found tips I liked. If you plan on keeping the tips long run then powdercoat them.

[danniexi]

Originally Posted by wigaster

If you plan on keeping the tips long run then powdercoat them.

agreed. if OP's plan was to get new tips, i would either buy new ones or powdercoat them.

for a black muffler, however, i would just use a high-temp paint can. no one will be able to see it from behind (which is the whole point) let alone pick out any defects/details.