what works nicely for me.
Clean exhaust pipes to fairly clean metal, like with a wire brush on a
mikita disc grinder .
Paint pipes,.muffler, tail pipe , cat etc with 'Flame Proof'  brand
primer gray.
Get a good coat of that on.
Then paint with Flame Proof final coat , I like the silver gray.
They'll stay that way for a while,
and are not hard to touch up in placeon the engine.
I just hold a piece of cardboard as a back up or 'edge masking thing' in
one hand while I spray with the other hand. .
Vastly better than doing nothing,
and not expensive.

On 5/2/2013 6:55 AM, Steve Cotsford wrote:
> Jeff,  You might like to check the Eastwood company.   www.eastwood.com
> They have lots of useful coatings on their website, especially chosen for all aspects of car restoration and preservation.
>
> Steve
>
> On May 2, 2013, at 9:26 AM, Jeff Lincoln wrote:
>
>> Well, unfortunately I do not have $700 - $1200+, depending on where you go
>> to upgrade to a stainless exhaust.
>>
>> So thank you Dennis for replying to my original question. I'm looking to
>> preserve what I've got for a bit longer - so I'm still open to any other's
>> experiences with any type of paint or coating - if you've had a decent
>> experience with it. Otherwise I guess I do nothing.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeff
>> '85 GL (Gertie)
>> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus