Thank you Scott. Sounds like the stuff I used on the brackets though instead of primer used some leftover POR-15 metal etch. Sounds like it's worth the time. My Ernst muffler has braces between each pipe and muffler end, but that doesn't add too much work. Neil. On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 10:42 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > I do mine. > I use 'Flame Proof' high temp exhaust paint. > first the primer, then the final coat. > Regular VHT has not held up that well for me. > Flame Proof, especially with their primer first, does. > > they stay nicely light gray quite well on my vanagons. > My mufflers don't seem to rot out from the inside at all. > > short trips are bad of course, winter especially. > > scott > turbovans. > > On 5/5/2012 8:58 PM, neil n wrote: > > Hi all > > Just got done stripping (best I could) and painting the muffler > brackets with VHT header paint. > > http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/flameproof/ Figured I might paint > my new Ernst muffler with that stuff.
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