Need to do that on ours too... real nice!!!

 

Looks good!

 

Very sharp!

 

Good job. A definitely worthwhile mod. After a few months maybe let us know how its holding up, and what kind of paint(s) you used.

 

I painted my Caliber muffler 14 months ago and it's still fine.

 

Looks excellent.
I'll even take it a step further and say I bet it would look good on *any* color car (someone in another post thought it would look good on dark colors) for this reason: From the rear view, the shine of the muffler brings the eyes down below the bumper. Almost detracting in a way, isn't it? If the bumper (on any color of Pat) were flat black, at least the eyes wouldn't be pulled down as quickly, to below the bumper line.
Again, great job jackster. I might have to do the same with ours, just to tone down the shine a little bit. (I'll photoshop it first to get an idea if I'm right or not!)
Randy

 

Thanks everyone. I agree with you Randoo, about detracting or whatever.

I used the stuff you paint grills with. It works on my Harley exhaust, so if it works on that, it will definitely work on this. You can pick it up just about anywhere, but I got it at Advance Auto Parts.

 

They call it Rustoleum BBQ Black. Been using it on my Harleys for many years. The original was 1000 degree and was a satin black. Now all I find is a 1500 degree BBQ black and it's a flatter black now. Looks great, thanks for the Idea. I'm thinking about doing the grill in satin black too (Artic Silver 08 Patriot. Picked it up today).

 

Everyone is using flat black...

Do you all think gloss would be a bit too much??

Or is grill paint not available in gloss to begin with?

If it is I think I might buy both and do the first coat in gloss and see how it looks. If it's bad, dot the 2nd and 3rd in flat.


Jim

 

Everyone is using flat black...

Do you all think gloss would be a bit too much??

Jim

I can't speak for anyone else, but my logic for using flat black is twofold:

1- I just want to take away the distraction of silver below the bumper without actually hilighting the area with another shine, and
2- I am a lousy painter by my own admission. If there are runs, streaks, etc in a gloss paint, it shows. Those are usually hidden a little better in a flat paint.
I paint like I golf..usually spray it all over.
Just as in my golf game, it's a matter of LOFT,

Lack Of Flippin' Talent

 

They make clear, but it is hard to find. If I had it I would use it. I might order it, but I don't think it would detract like the silver, since mine is black.

 

Awesome job to those that have done that mod

 

Looks great. I see you did the tail pipe too. The other pics on here looked like the tail pipe was masked and left shiny. I bought the paint on Saturday to do mine, then it rained... typical.. Now it's next weekend's project.

 

It is nice to have a garage. Hopefully you will get some sun soon .

 

I like the black tail pipe out of the muffler, might have to update mine and make it all "Disappear." looks good!

 

Thanks, you were the inspiration. Man that sounds gay.

 

Not that there's anything Wrong with that!.......

:banana:

 

No, not at all. We've all got a little gay inside.

 

Taste the rainbow Sergeant. Taste the rainbow. LMAO. Hooah!

 

Sure wish I saw this sooner, just had my vehicle rust proofed and undercoated. I am sure it would be impossible to paint my muffler now as completely coated with the undercoat oil.

 

I considered this almost immediately when I bought the car but ultimately decided to wait and see how it handles conditions that would lead to rust.

The muffler is so obvious beneath the car that I'm afraid painting it flat black would draw more attention to a "backyard job" than just letting it be.

 

Well it looks better than it did, so you do what you feel you need to in order to make yours suit your preferences, and I will do so to mine. Then we can all get along, and be a merry little bunch.

 

Absolutely... just stating my opinion (the beauty of these online forums!)

 

I disagree... the beauty of these online forums is post#25 of this thread. epper:

 

Go ahead and moderate away.

 

I don't think (may be wrong) that Gaze was saying Jackster's job looks backyard at all. At least I didn't get that vibe.

I believe he was just saying that anytime you take a spray can to a car to do any mods, you are running the risk of making it look back yard, and that there is so much real estate showing on the muffler that if you screw it up, you have a huge driving billboard back there flashing 'home made'.

 

That's exactly what I was trying to say. I know it's hard to noticeably screw this up, I was just making a comment. Hell if in a couple of months I'm sick of the enormous exposed muffler, I might do something like this myself.

 

If it was on the body of the car, i'd agree. A screw-up on the muffler would just require sanding it off and starting over. Repeat: imo the factory galvanized looks just as "back yard" or not as any half decent flat black spray can job.

 

Thanks Steel5blue. I mean- if I sprayed flames on the side of it with a rattle can, then I could see the problem, but when you're painting a muffler, it's pretty hard to go wrong.

 

Did you take off the muffler or did you just paint it while it's on the car???

 

I am just waiting for someone to do this mod on their wife's butt! lol Logic dictates that if it makes the muffler less noticable.... lmao!

err ummm (just in case my wife reads this I am not talking about you sweety)