Yet another silly question - Ducati.ms

999s · Sep 22nd, 2011, 5:49 am

I want black/dark exhaust on my monster. I want it to be what I call "classy hooligan", rough around the edges but with a little niceness thrown in for good measure.

I have been bouncing between exhaust wrap or ceramic coating the pipes and can't decide. On the one hand the ceramic coating seems to maintain my weird classy side and I can have the end caps and all done. What I worry about is rocks, nails, boogers, and turds getting flung up and buggering up the finish on the horizontal header and making it look not so classy.

Now on the other hand I have thought about just wrapping the pipes but being the lazy prick that I am, it seems like a lot more work. But then again it does meet the hooligan criteria. What I worry about with wrap is that I have seen several that have begun to look like dookie after awhile as well.

So now that I have wasted several minutes of your life, I ask, which one would you choose?

R0CKETMAN · Sep 22nd, 2011, 6:10 pm

Wrap
Unless you ceramic coat at home, it will be easier. Much less prone to be damaged from road debris. Can be replaced if need be. Says "raw"

JS sport classic · Sep 22nd, 2011, 9:27 pm

I went with wrap (front pipe only) Its easy to do & when it gets a little weathered looking you can paint it again. Mine is ready for a repaint in this picture.
Also down the road if you get tired of it, just cut it off & ceramic at that time. just a thought

alininger2001 · Sep 24th, 2011, 11:16 am

I'm going to ceramic coat mine. I've read several posts on forums saying they've had it on their pipes for years and it still looks new. I'm just waiting for my termis to be installed, which is today 

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sofadriver · Sep 25th, 2011, 8:59 am

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Originally Posted by 999s

boogers, and turds getting flung up and buggering up the finish

Dude! Where the heck are you riding?!!!

No contest. Wrap all the way!
Looks more hard core.
Available in colors and textures. Easy to change the look anytime you want.
I understand wrap is more thermally efficient than ceramic coating.
DIY for a lot less $$$ and you don't have to make all those trips to the coating shop.
More fun to do it yourself.