I just preped and painted my Y pipe with aluminum high temp paint. Will post pics soon. I was wondering since many here did so, how far up the pie did you paint and how much of the ends where it meets the muffflers?

 

i just painted up to behind where the Y pipe starts.
no need to really paint the whole pipe.

 

What kind of stuff do you use to prep the aluminum?

 

I also just painted to where the Y pipe starts. Just wanted to paint the area that you can see from behind. I was also too lazy to jack up the car to paint anything further

 

Do you mean if you need to spray some sort of primer or sand the area? I just sprayed the paint on. My Y pipe area was not very dirty. So far no peeling.

 

Ya somthing like that, just wondering if you have to put a primer for metals? or sand?

 

all the way

 

I just sanded down the pipe and used a couple of coats of high temp black grill paint. I don't think the paint had any problem sticking to the pipe, as it is still all there

 

will engine enamel work?

 

Yeah. I used High temp paint with ceramic. Just read and make sure it handles high temp. The exhaust never gets as hot as the engine so it won't be a problem. Just pic a day that is not windy and not humid. Let it dry normal for several hours or a day. Then use the car for a while to let the paint cure at a high temp.