best method to paint exhaust

Posted by seestheday on Sep 27, 2011; 9:41pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/best-method-to-paint-exhaust-tp3374065.html

Hi,
I recently bought an 81 CB750K with 86,000 km's on it as my first bike and I'm loving it.  This bike is bulletproof.  I have put 3,000 km's on it so far and I have only needed to buy a new a chain for it so far (old one was quite worn).

Anyways, it has a 4 into 1 exhaust and the headers are quite rusted.  I would like to make them look better and thought that a good cheap fix would be to paint them flat black with bbq paint.  I was planning on taking them off before painting them, but now I'm not sure if I need to.  What is the general consensus?  Should I not bother?  I am planning on using a rust remover/primer first, and if I painted them on the bike I'd definitely cover everything I don't want painted with either aluminum foil or paper/tape etc.

Thanks,
Simon