[Don]

" Did you have your side pipes coated with the thicker .015 White Lighting material? "

Yes. The side pipes had been completely rebuilt included header connection, muffler shell and turnout, were coated by Swain over bare metal.

" If so, how do they appear with the apparent texture of the White Lighting product "

Coating is an ivory pale white, not a bright or pure white, the only color. Ceramic particles are noticeable as is the rough sandpaper appearance. My personal preference was black, had the pipes high temp coated black over Swain's coating by a local vendor and then baked. Black coating made the ceramic particles less noticeable.

" to what degree has this abated some of the heat and danger from the hot pipes after using the car? "

Did not take a temp reading of the old side pipes for comparison to the new side pipes. Since the new pipes had to be coated and I also wanted the black appearance, selected Swain based upon their White Lighting narrative, use of a " ceramic " coating and comments from others. Seems the term " ceramic " has become generic and different coating vendors have their own definition. Pipes are still hot, but less than my original set, caution is still necessary.