Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - Painting the Exhaust, corrosion protection

spearfish25 · 02-02-2010, 07:31 AM

Living in Chicago and using my Z as a year-round daily driver surely exposes the car to the elements. I have a Stillen CBE which uses T304 stainless on the tips, mufflers and resonators but T409 stainless on all the tubing. Per Stillen, it's expected to have some light surface rust on all the T409 parts, which I now have. The T304 sections still have a perfect surface shine.

My plan is to lightly sand off the surface rust this spring and then paint the T409 portions. Do you guys have any recommendations regarding the best paint to use? Obviously I need something that will protect from corrosion but withstand the heat from the exhaust gases.

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spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Painting the Exhaust, corrosion protection Living in Chicago and using my Z as a year-round daily driver surely exposes the car to the elements. I have a Stillen CBE which uses T304 stainless on the tips, mufflers and resonators but T409 stainless on all the tubing. Per Stillen, it's expected to have some light surface rust on all the T409 parts, which I now have. The T304 sections still have a perfect surface shine. My plan is to lightly sand off the surface rust this spring and then paint the T409 portions. Do you guys have any recommendations regarding the best paint to use? Obviously I need something that will protect from corrosion but withstand the heat from the exhaust gases. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z