Torqu, if a pipe didn't have heat shields available I'd wrap it too. I was gonna leave the wrap on and just put shields over but it didn't fit. I wish I had pictures of pipe, after I had pitting/rust cleaned up it had deep pitted holes all over just like the face of Edward James Olmos , sorry James but you get the idea what it looked like

Torqu, I like what you did on the bad ass home made side dumper, the wrap is a nice touch and it probably hides some welds and helps heat as well. I just wouldn't wrap a $1200 pipe again. Heat is an issue and some people do a lot if different things, I've heard of people ceramic coating and then wrapping pipes on top. It all depends on exhaust, the thunderheader X pipe's bend by rear cylinder comes way out and just fryes you. After I cleaned up pipe, got them coated and put heat shields on I added RJ's heat deflector, big difference. Might not look as cool but RJs is a little cleaner looking then captain itch's. I have a 117" build on my wide glide and never had heat issues on that bike