OEM Muffler

[Re-Vision]

Have a nice original muffler with chrome peeling off the back of the cone. Can these be painted black like the 83 or will the chrome not take kindly to paint?   BDC

[kiawrench]

RE-V--
    the cans will accept paint, but there is a price to pay on your part first .  in order to paint on chrome surface, you must find someone willing to blast the surface with aluminum oxide, in order to create a "gripping "surface for the high temp primer.   i did my pipes on several different bikes  by sanding by hand first to "break up "the chrome finish, then sand blasted them used 1000 grit aluminum oxide . then prime with high temp primer (or use a ceramic  base header paint ) . then finish them off with a coat of high temp high gloss header paint .  be sure to cook all layers of paint by actually just riding the bike for 5 or ten miles, allow to cool, then ride again -- this will "cook"the high temp or ceramic paint, allowing each new coat to bond correctly .

second option is just paint with speckled bbq grill paint , then use a few coats of flat black wood stove paint -- and then cook it on .    you will have to redo the work every other month or so, to keep it sweet, but it works .