Here’s a quick and easy mod for anyone. Â I have been wanting to get one of those RBP black exhaust tips since I got the truck. Â I have debated this endlessly. Â Is an exhaust tip really worth almost $200? Â I simply can’t justify that for something that doesn’t do anything other than give a pipe a nicer look. Â So I went down to the local auto parts store and decided to make my own, in my garage I have stored some classic Mustang parts, at one time I owned a mustang. I bought a 4.5″ chrome tip and some VHT (Very High Temp) flat black spray paint. Â I had some fine grit sandpaper at home and was good to go. Â I started by giving the nice new chrome tip a good scuffing to allow the paint to stick to it better. Â After a good wipe-down, I started painting the exhaust tip with nice even strokes and light coats. Â This paint dries pretty fast and with an hour I had laid down a good 3 layers of paint and the tip was done.
Well, a nice flat black tip does you no good with an ugly stainless steel exhaust pipe. Â That had to be fixed as well. Â After some taping and masking of the surrounding areas, I followed the same process and gave the exhaust pipe a good base of flat black. Â Once everything had dried, I ran the truck for a bit to cure the paint on the pipes. Â Once it cooled off, I installed the tip and repeated the process letting the paint cure a bit more. Â That’s it! Â Pretty easy and it looks 100% better. Â Check out the pics below…