[DanEC]

I don't know what color your sidepipes are, but I think a lot of people are deceived by theories that silver or white ceramic coatings are cooler to the touch and less likely to burn you. IR temperature guns are calibrated to read a flat black surface. They don't read light or reflective surfaces accurately. You believe they should be cooler but they aren't (at least not very much) and will fry your skin just like any other exhaust pipe or header.