Anyone have any experience with getting your exhaust headers coated by Jet Hot? I have been toying with getting the headers on my 2004 R1150R coated (as well as my Two Brothers y-pipe) since they are an eyesore on my otherwise gorgeous machine. This year I broke down and had them done since the bike gets put up for storage over the winter. It wasn't the cheapest thing ever ($338 for the coating + the expense to ship the parts to them). The company was awesome to work with and a great turnaround.
I noticed when I received the pipes back that the finish was slightly 'orange peeled' as opposed to a smooth, glass-like finish of the original chrome. I messaged them to see if this is the expectation (their site says nothing of this) and they basically said that their coating is not a filler like Chrome is and since they strip the pipes down to bare metal and coat, any imperfections in the metal that the original chrome would have filled will be seen. This makes perfect sense and I have no issue with that.
The issue I do have is they are basically telling me they cannot verify if this is what I should expect or not. I sent them photos and while they are offering to re-do the process for free, they cannot say whether they will come out better or worse and are putting the decision back to me.
Anyone dealt with Jet Hot and specifically having these pipes done? Same results? Different?
I noticed when I received the pipes back that the finish was slightly 'orange peeled' as opposed to a smooth, glass-like finish of the original chrome. I messaged them to see if this is the expectation (their site says nothing of this) and they basically said that their coating is not a filler like Chrome is and since they strip the pipes down to bare metal and coat, any imperfections in the metal that the original chrome would have filled will be seen. This makes perfect sense and I have no issue with that.
The issue I do have is they are basically telling me they cannot verify if this is what I should expect or not. I sent them photos and while they are offering to re-do the process for free, they cannot say whether they will come out better or worse and are putting the decision back to me.
Anyone dealt with Jet Hot and specifically having these pipes done? Same results? Different?