Date:         Sun, 18 May 2003 11:30:15 -0700
Reply-To:     wilden1@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: painting exhaust
Comments: To: Simplstupd@AOL.COM
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My new $58.00 bug pack muffler rusted the exposed steel pipes in three
days.
The paint burned off after my first 30 mile highway run.
The chrome tip still looks very good.
I didn't know they had a deluxe paint version.

Stan Wilder
66 Westy

On Sun, 18 May 2003 11:57:01 EDT Paul Wies <Simplstupd@AOL.COM> writes:
> On the 80-83 exhaust you can just get an extractor in place of the
> crossover.
> It comes painted black.  After running it about 3 days all of the
> black will
> burn off and now the extractor is almost full of surface rust.
>
> What can be done BEFORE installing it to insure the rust stays at
> bay a good
> while?
>
> Paint it with super hi temp paint then bake it in the oven?
>
> Funny the cheap Bugpack muffler has no rust though...
>
> Paul
> '82 Vanagon L Automatic
>
>

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