DIY: Painting Stock Muffler
#28
Paimon, how has this been holding up over time? Any flaking? Also, have you had to apply more coats? Do you still like it?
I was thinking of doing this to my muffler as well, but wanted long-term thoughts from you on this.
I was thinking of doing this to my muffler as well, but wanted long-term thoughts from you on this.
#30
2009 RX-8 Touring
I was going to ask "why bother painting the muffler?", but on the OP's black car it looks pretty good. I doubt it would matter on my silver car, though. Especially since the S2 doesn't have as much black fairing under the bumper.
#31
I was thinking the same, as I have a Velocity Red R3. But I think it is a good compromise in the meantime...I just think it is a lot of money for a new exhaust with minimal benefit.
Of course a new exhaust may sound a little better, and the exhaust tips inside the exhaust tip (Stainless Tip Flare) would no longer be a concern (looks a little cheap), so it would look better, but not much performance gain, if any.
Paimon!! Let's see it! haha.
Of course a new exhaust may sound a little better, and the exhaust tips inside the exhaust tip (Stainless Tip Flare) would no longer be a concern (looks a little cheap), so it would look better, but not much performance gain, if any.
Paimon!! Let's see it! haha.
#34
Here you go
FYI the center isn't worn out its just dirty from all the rain we have been having. You can however see the spots that I didn't sand/degrease all too well which have chipped. Nothing a little touchup wont fix.
Btw, if I had to do it over again, I would give the actual paint a shot instead of spray. I feel like you will get a far better coat.
btw, this is 2 years of use, without any touching up, and 2 very rough winters.
FYI the center isn't worn out its just dirty from all the rain we have been having. You can however see the spots that I didn't sand/degrease all too well which have chipped. Nothing a little touchup wont fix.
Btw, if I had to do it over again, I would give the actual paint a shot instead of spray. I feel like you will get a far better coat.
btw, this is 2 years of use, without any touching up, and 2 very rough winters.
#35
2009 RX-8 Touring
Lightly sanding the metal after degreasing it, then using a steel-specific primer, should help the paint stick even better. It would give the metal a bit of texture for the primer to adhere to, and the paint would adhere to the primer better than it would to bare metal.
Last edited by fyrstormer; 05-17-2013 at 02:22 PM.
#36
2009 RX-8 Touring
I was thinking the same, as I have a Velocity Red R3. But I think it is a good compromise in the meantime...I just think it is a lot of money for a new exhaust with minimal benefit.
Of course a new exhaust may sound a little better, and the exhaust tips inside the exhaust tip (Stainless Tip Flare) would no longer be a concern (looks a little cheap), so it would look better, but not much performance gain, if any.
Of course a new exhaust may sound a little better, and the exhaust tips inside the exhaust tip (Stainless Tip Flare) would no longer be a concern (looks a little cheap), so it would look better, but not much performance gain, if any.
#37
Lightly sanding the metal after degreasing it, then using a steel-specific primer, should help the paint stick even better. It would give the metal a bit of texture for the primer to adhere to, and the paint would adhere to the primer better than it would to bare metal.
#38
I know I'm years late, but thanks for the thread. It motivated me to do the same, and I'm happy with the results.
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discuss...5/#post4788990
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discuss...5/#post4788990
#40
Not sure if they still do it, but in the 80s and 90s Toyota used to use black painted mufflers on all their cars from the factory. I owned three MKII Supras that all had black mufflers. It offered a nice clean look just as demonstrated in the pictures in this thread. You could always tell the aftermarket exhausts as they stood out like a sore thumb in all their silver ugliness.
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