refurbish Stock ZR1 exhaust

Need4Speed90 · 05-19-2009, 10:16 PM

hey everyone just wondering if anyone has ever refurbished the stock zr1 exhaust so it looks like new i.e. sanding priming and high temp heat painting it? i want to make the exhaust look brand new on a tight budget...thanks

here's what i'm starting with..no major rust i have to worry about

WVZR-1 · 05-19-2009, 10:34 PM

Only the muffler "cans" were painted, some just the rear portion and the extensions like in your one snapshot or some the complete "can"!

I've seen someone take 0 and 00 steel-wool and actually polish the balance of the system. The system can certainly be made to look "spectacular" with the steel-wool. I doubt I'd paint the complete system. It serves no practical purpose! It would likely be much more difficult to maintain.

Do you have a ZR-1 for the exhaust?

Need4Speed90 · 05-19-2009, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by WVZR-1

Only the muffler "cans" were painted, some just the rear portion and the extensions like in your one snapshot or some the complete "can"!

I've seen someone take 0 and 00 steel-wool and actually polish the balance of the system. The system can certainly be made to look "spectacular" with the steel-wool. I doubt I'd paint the complete system. It serves no practical purpose! It would likely be much more difficult to maintain.

Do you have a ZR-1 for the exhaust?

yeah i have a 1990 black zr1...if i used steel wool wouldn't that make it more susceptible to rust? i want to try to stop rusting as much as possible and i have a dessert exhaust system on my zr1 right now that i'm looking to do the same to..here's some pics

corvette95 · 05-20-2009, 02:48 AM

I had mine sand blasted..then steel paint/rust remover attachment on my drill... didn't over sand then high temp cleared it... so it wont rust!

Need4Speed90 · 05-20-2009, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by corvette95

I had mine sand blasted..then steel paint/rust remover attachment on my drill... didn't over sand then high temp cleared it... so it wont rust!

do you by any chance have a picture so i can see how it looks... it would be much appreciated... i would like something that looks completely stock