Best paint for exhaust pipe?

Dose anyone have any sugestions for the best black paint for an exhaust pipe.
I have a FMF pipe on a 74 250 Mag that was sprayed with some sort of clear that has gotten pretty ulgy, and I want to freshen it up. I can soda blast the pipe to get a good bond.

It's really personal preference. I like the semi gloss finish. I use high temp engine paint.

Yea I did some research on the site and think a inexpensive VHT may be the way to go, as I will be riding it. I believe a clear was put on the pipe new. It looked great then, now mud just sticks to it and it always looks dirty. Here is a new pic and after Mid Ohio 2013

The pipe did clean up but no longer shiny and mud seems to be embedded in the coating.

Ceramic
Pay once
Cry once

Is a ceramic coating something I can do, or is that some thing a special shop dose?

The VHT spray paint I have is Ceramic. Once sprayed, then you need to follow the curing process.

I've made expansion chamber pipes for over 200 bikes and I never paint them. I install the pipe and let it get hot and wipe it with some sort of Vegetable based Salad oil. Seriously the mud doesn't stick and it will glaze over itself. Easy to scotchbrite and redo it when needed as well. It stops the rust and works everytime. Paint just makes it tacky and sticky to the mud. Why do you think the 2 stroke pipes most of the time nowadays are Nickel or Chrome plated?

Kal-guard! I use it on my cases also.Tough stuff,use the adhesion promoter.Gas has no effect on it.You can get gloss,satin or flat.

Thanks for the replys, and info.

Scanning the tech posts, ( I'll be working on a '83 250CR I just bought in Jersey). Can you tell me what KalGuard paint your using ? Googled KalGuard and got a bit lost in the info. Thanks, dave

Go to KG industries I use 2400 gun coat with their 4000 pre treatment

other choice ! nickel !

Love that nickel finish.

There you go! It doesn't take a Mental Giant to figure this one out. Nickel doesn't cost that much either. Great protection, good looks, and no sticky, tacky surface.

Nice !
Fait par le gars près de Niort ?
http://pilotboy.sport24.com/r16065/Husqvarna/ ???

price pipe by french boy is crazy
( pilot boy )
this pipe 125=700 euros !!(us $ 800 !)
no my pipe and exhaust 125 = USA !
= $ us 250 + chipping = $us 50 !

try some satin black etch primer, works a treat, paint it once a year

Has anyone considered using Duracoat? It is meant for refinishing firearms so it's designed to take the heat.

Desmo

I have sent the pipe out to be plated, "Zinc/Nickel" finish, which should come out a bronzey dark with iredesent shades of gold. I will post pics when done. This is a finish that is used on undercarriage parts on trucks and equipment. The bike has gold wheels and wanted a dark finish to reduce the bling factor. should cost $150 to have done.