Re: increasing exhaust/muffler life-span: durable finish?

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm2.hf.intel.com>]

You could have it ceramic coated.  This will also control the heat 
radiation.  There was an article (way back) in one of the American VW 
magazines about various coatings that could be applied.

Jason R., were you and I talking about this at the last VW meeting?  I 
thought you knew a place locally that did this.

     Toby Erkson
     air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
     '75 Porsche 914 stock 1.8L for sale


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Subject: increasing exhaust/muffler life-span: durable finish?
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    3/11/97 8:22 AM


The exhausts/mufflers I have used until now all burn off the paint after a
short time and start to rust. I think that to make an exhaust/muffler last
longer, it helps to apply a more
durable finish, such as:
- applying a high temp (aluminium?) paint;
- having it galvanised (by dipping);
- having it flame sprayed;
If anyone has tried any of these or other methods, please let me know your
experiences.

Thanks in advance,
Hanno Spoelstra <H.L.Spoelstra@WbMt.TUDelft.NL>
Bloemendaal, The Netherlands