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Turning polished SS into a satin finish?


SR71BLACKBIRDXX

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Anyone do something like this? Just put a new exhaust on my truck, and it came with polished SS tips. It looks out of place on a truck with zero chrome on it. I've seen people scuff it up with scotch bright, but the thought of doing that to a $800 exhaust makes me cringe. Any other ideas?

 

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Paint is easily removed if you don't like it.

 

What I think would be cool would be a black chrome kinda finish.  In my theory if you mixed a small amount of black, or other color, into clear you could basically tint the SS instead of fully covering it.  Another thought would be to color match it to the wheels.  Keep in mind that it'll probably need to be hight heat paint.

 

Another thought would be to chop the pipe and not have the tips sticking out.

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On 6/9/2017 at 8:56 AM, SR71BLACKBIRDXX said:

I'd love to color match the rims, but the tips are welded on. Since the old exhaust is a dumpster somewhere, I'd have to make it a quick project. 

You could probably pop a hanger or two off so it'll droop away from the body to paint it.

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