Cleaning up a rusty exhaust cover

[bradleyheathhays]

I'm about to sell the ole '11 700 Griz and I'd like to clean up the metal exhaust cover that's toward the front of the machine. Its got a lot of surface rust so I'm figuring the best thing to do is just sand blast it? Any other ideas or thoughts on cleaning it up?

[bradleyheathhays]

Sandblast and then cover with some black high temp spray paint?
 

[Mocnyang]

That will work, rustoleum makes a high heat primer and vht has a nice high heat gloss black that I would recommend. Most other high heat if matte black but the gloss looks really good. Before showing it I would run it a few times, it will smell and a potential buyer might wonder.

[Frank Angerano]

I have done the same thing, cleaning it up by sand blast or sand paper. But sometimes the finish is not that nice because the heat pitts the metal. I've cleaned it and used the high heat exhaust wrap. It's a tape that you wrap around the pipe. Works great and looks really cool. 

[Mocnyang]

You should use crushed walnut shell media. That's what we use at work and it doesn't do that. We do helicopter parts with it and you can't alter the part or it's not serviceable anymore.

[bradleyheathhays]

Thanks for all the advice.  Doesn't have to look all that good really...just don't want it having the crappy rust look it's got going on now.  I'll prob blast it, paint it then be done.  What's that old saying, 'dones better than good'