My standard RS exhausts are mild steel (same as NSR but unpainted).

They have been vapor blasted to remove all the corrosion, crud and burned on oil and now look great. But they need to be treated somehow to prevent oxidation / rust forming.

Can anybody suggest a suitable plating or 'dipping' process for mild steel, which retains (as close as possible) the original flat metal appearance & colour of the steel.

Cheers.
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Rich
MC21 Track Bike / RS250 NF5 'Spencer', NX5 'Cadalora' & NXA 'Aoyama' / RS500 / Two Brothers Racing RC30


Last edited by RichG on Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:58 pm; edited 1 time in total

heat proof clear laquer as used on the majority of after market 2 stroke exhausts. ask matt@tyga what they use.

Does anybody know how these lacquers hold up to the repeated expansion and shrinking of the exhausts? I have been looking for a similar product, for clearcoating my frame. Conventional clear coats, flake just because of that I have been told.

http://www.caswellplating.com/vht/vhtclear.htm

Many thanks Dunkenb!
I've just ordered some VHT Clear, will let you know how it works out.
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Rich
MC21 Track Bike / RS250 NF5 'Spencer', NX5 'Cadalora' & NXA 'Aoyama' / RS500 / Two Brothers Racing RC30