Paint for stihl chainsaw exhaust cover

[t5pete]

Hello every one as some of you might know ive just bought a stihl 056 as some thing to keep me busy repairing once i have it fully up and running i would like to spruce it up but im unsure on what to use for the high temp parts like the exhaust cover which is white can any one reccomend some thing please.

Heres a pic of said part

Thank you

Edited December 5, 2012 by t5pete

[Eddy_t]

Clean it with white spirit first, it might just be carbon fouling[ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plasti-kote-HP12-400ml-High-Paint/dp/B001GUA9FE/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1354734037&sr=8-15]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plasti-kote-HP12-400ml-High-Paint/dp/B001GUA9FE/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1354734037&sr=8-15[/ame]

[Rich2484]

Could try high temp paint...

[Ray1]

The paint stihl use is actually called Stihl grey, it just looks white. You can get it made up into aerosols cans if you go to a paint supplier last time i got some it was minimum order or 10 cans so i sold the ones i didnt need on the bay. Or you can order it from Stihl, but it was expensive. VHT paint will do the exhaust guard and it can be bought at any motor acessories store but i doubt the white one will match.

[t5pete]

Yeah i woundered about matching so will have to strip and re do the rest of the body parts in the same colour the plasti-kote looks really good and for the price worth a try so will order some

[spudulike]

Many of these paints don't resist petrol so take care, the Plasticote ones are not bad but worth testing for this on a bit of scrap aliuminium.

 

May be worth trying a little T cut to see if it is surface discolouration!

[bob]

tbh would not really worry and think you would better spending money on the running of the saw or on a yorkie bar.

It will not look any better painted as all the scratches ect will show and will just make it look like a bodged saw and actually decrease it,s value and not make it look or work any better