The Evolution of Blackout FX4

ford4wd08

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what did you paint your exhaust tips with? im thinking of doin that to mine because they never stay clean, theyre polished SS so theyll last a while but theyre dirty lol. when i remove the chrome rocker panel off my truck im goin to do more stuff black. i might even paint my roush grill as well...
 

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Thank you guys! It's the community of truck-modding fanatics that keep me going. Normal people just don't understand. :D


what did you paint your exhaust tips with? im thinking of doin that to mine because they never stay clean, theyre polished SS so theyll last a while but theyre dirty lol. when i remove the chrome rocker panel off my truck im goin to do more stuff black. i might even paint my roush grill as well...
A high-heat paint. There are two I can think of off the top of my head: BBQ paint and header paint. I've used both and have had better results with the header paint from Duplicolor. If you use a clear coat be sure it has a high temperature rating, too.

Mine still get dirty, but it's not as noticeable. More or less they just get dusty-looking.
 

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I wish I had half of the shit your truck has, that headunit with all the fancy features, and the navigation is awesome. I wish I had a system sometimes. That remote start system is awesome too. I do plan to have a remote start by this fall, fwonk the walking out in the cold to start the truck to warm up.
 

ford4wd08

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Thank you guys! It's the community of truck-modding fanatics that keep me going. Normal people just don't understand. :D


what did you paint your exhaust tips with? im thinking of doin that to mine because they never stay clean, theyre polished SS so theyll last a while but theyre dirty lol. when i remove the chrome rocker panel off my truck im goin to do more stuff black. i might even paint my roush grill as well...
A high-heat paint. There are two I can think of off the top of my head: BBQ paint and header paint. I've used both and have had better results with the header paint from Duplicolor. If you use a clear coat be sure it has a high temperature rating, too.

Mine still get dirty, but it's not as noticeable. More or less they just get dusty-looking.

yea but couldnt you just wash the dust off simply? no polishing or any of that shit. it gets old and i never have time to do it. shouldnt be hard to paint them. did you scratch up the surface on them or anything like that?
 

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Thank you guys! It's the community of truck-modding fanatics that keep me going. Normal people just don't understand. :D


what did you paint your exhaust tips with? im thinking of doin that to mine because they never stay clean, theyre polished SS so theyll last a while but theyre dirty lol. when i remove the chrome rocker panel off my truck im goin to do more stuff black. i might even paint my roush grill as well...
A high-heat paint. There are two I can think of off the top of my head: BBQ paint and header paint. I've used both and have had better results with the header paint from Duplicolor. If you use a clear coat be sure it has a high temperature rating, too.

Mine still get dirty, but it's not as noticeable. More or less they just get dusty-looking.

yea but couldnt you just wash the dust off simply? no polishing or any of that shit. it gets old and i never have time to do it. shouldnt be hard to paint them. did you scratch up the surface on them or anything like that?

It washes off, yeah, but if you let it go too long it gets harder to bring it back to the new paint look. If you have the money I'd recommend getting them powdercoated. If not, just scuff them up as much as possible.
 

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