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I've tried both the high-temp VHT white, which after following the directions to a T resulting in immediate flaking/peeling.
I got the car in 2011 and the pipes were apparently VHT white. That didn't last long at all, as rocks chewed the crap out of them.
Then got them JetHot coated (ceramic). The first time they did them it was a crappy job; instantly started flaking and discoloring. They said it was an old batch of coating, so did them again with new batch. They came out much better time, but inconsistent finishes between sides; driver side was glossy, and passenger satin. But still held up pretty well. There was some slight darkening where the four pipe come into the collector - but he did warn me of that. I wasn't terrible.
The terrible thing was that only about 5 days ago I pulled into my driveway after a day of driving to smell burning/melting plastic. Expecting a plastic shopping back melted to my pipe, I discovered that my driver side meatball had detached and melted/bonded to the pipe. I pulled as much as the charred, gooey mess off that I could, then let the car idle and for awhile to burn the remaining vinyl down to ash. I gently scraped most of the remainder off, but permanent black marks were etched into the coating. So now I have to have them coated again. (or just be lazy and try white VHT again.) White looks nice, but it's a PITA.

Think I might look into aluminizing.

PS, if you have static cling decals, you need to remove and clean them once a year with mild soapy water. Also, you may likely find a ring on your paint where the edge of the decal ends - clean and polish that off, and the paint too. Those decals will get dirt beneath them and undermine the cling-ability of the decal.