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Hey fellas,

Looking to have my udder/naked Termi Shorty (no carbon fiber cover) exhaust ceramic coated.  Figure it might look pretty sweet, and different.

Any local places you all have used?  I am in Arlington, but willing to drive a decent distance if the price and quality is right.  I figure there has to be something in Manassas... they have all sorts of fun stuff over there.

Thanks!
Jimmy

I used this guy and was happy with the results:

http://www.figureengineering.com (http://www.figureengineering.com)

Thanks man!  Sent them an email.

-Jimmy

I get the impression that he likes to work on bicycles.   ;D

How do you figure?

Please post up what sort of response you get. I'm looking for a Thermal barrier ceramic coating for my exhaust. If they have that capability, I'd much prefer a local shop than having to ship it off.

Did you look at the web site?  Tons of bicycle frames on there.   [thumbsup]

Uh... Apparently I didn't properly format my <sarcasm> tag.  [roll]

That's what he did on my Guzzi and also did the outside black:

(http://stevebacon.org/images/MotoGuzzi/Black_Exhaust_Right_640.jpg)

The guy's name is Len and he was good to deal with.

I know these guys do powdercoating and several members here have used them...not sure if they do ceramic, but worth looking/asking...

http://www.ascoweb.com/ (http://www.ascoweb.com/)

Sharpish!
Though I'm looking for more of a metallic look like Jet Hott offers in some of their coatings. Guess I'll just have to give them a call.

For those interested -

Email to guys at http://www.figureengineering.com (http://www.figureengineering.com):

Looking into ceramic coating for a motorcycle exhaust.  It would be a couple of feet worth of tubing and a small stainless steel (I believe) muffler piece.  Is ceramic the way to go on high heat applications?  What does something like this generally run?  What is the turnaround time?
 
Response:

Yes, ceramic is the way to go for high heat.  Pricing is generally around $25/ft, thermal barrier inside and color of your choice outside (except mufflers, external only).  Ordered ceramics are an additional $30.  In-stock ceramic turnaround is 2-3 days, ordered around 12.  Thanks!

Seems like a reasonable price as it includes the thermal barrier.  Will probably go through them when the weather takes a turn for the worse.

-Jimmy

from which shop was that response?

My bad.  The one Tocino recommended...

http://www.figureengineering.com (http://www.figureengineering.com)

On a side note, its amazing how active the CAM section is!  I am new around here and can't believe how many views/posts this has gotten in 24 hours.  Practically more than the general comments section.

-Jimmy

not sure if it still holds - but for a while CAM was 2nd only to General Monster in the number of posts per day.

What is the benefit of the "thermal barrier"?  Keep the pipes a bit cooler, improve airflow?

-Jimmy

It keeps the external temps of the header pipes a good bit cooler. Though ymmv Jet Hott claims a temp drop of 35%. Though there's a lot of speculation on the point, it's said that it'll also make a bit more power as well due to better exhaust scavenging. Last, most of the coatings are more corrosion resistant than the steels used

I wonder if this would help with the amount of heat I get from my bike on hot days.  I've never really truly thought about if the heat I feel is coming mainly from the pipe or the engine itself. 

So I dropped an email on Figure Engineering. They go back to me quite quickly. Exhaust coating is about $20 per foot of pipe. Though that's just a rough estimate and lots of parts or prep would raise the cost. They have a show room and apparently 26 different ceramics to pick from... I'll be trekking out there at some point to see their wears.

So how much do you think it's going to run you in total for all the work based on that estimate?

I'm betting mine won't be so cheap. But, big BUT, I do not have stock exhausts. I've got the '916 Style' exhaust and it's got more pipe-footage than stock and a lot more individual pieces. I think I've got 11 sections that would need to be done.

I'll have to roughly measure how many feet my exhaust is to get an idea of how much it will run me.  Definitely post some pics of the finished product.

Agreed - please post pics!  I am just waiting for the season to be over before I pop the pipes off.

-Jimmy

Well, coating is last on my list of stuff to spend money on this winter. I've got some need items first, this is just a want item.

For what it's worth, I've heat-wrapped the header on my vertical cylinder and it's made a difference when riding in the city.