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Message started by Kris01 on 08/19/16 at 22:57:48

Title: Different chrome cleaner
Post by Kris01 on 08/19/16 at 22:57:48

Ok, this is going to sound weird. After a 60 mile ride I thought I saw something on my exhaust pipe. I have a really high tolerance for heat so I swiped it off of my pipe (whatever it was). My pipe is a golden straw color. After swiping the hot pipe it left a clean shiny mark. I was intrigued so I did it again. After several swipes I managed to clean the header to a shiny dark chrome color. It wasn't brand new, off the showroom floor shiny but it was shiny. I've rubbed the pipe when cold but it didn't do a thing. I assume the pipe being hot made a difference. What gives?

Should I recommend that you guys clean your hot pipes with a naked finger? Feeling brave? ;D

Title: Re: Different chrome cleaner
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/20/16 at 00:28:40

So YOU'RE the goofball strutting across the coals in the movies..

Title: Re: Different chrome cleaner
Post by Kris01 on 08/20/16 at 09:53:51

Those people are nuts! I'm not masochistic, just less susceptible to pain from heat than most.

Title: Re: Different chrome cleaner
Post by Dave on 08/20/16 at 12:00:45

Well I can warn you not to get a micro-fiber towel anywhere near the header when it is still not. It takes a long time to polish that mess off the header.

Title: Re: Different chrome cleaner
Post by gerald.hughes on 08/20/16 at 13:40:48

One of the best ways to clean chrome is to scrape the offending spot with a nickel. It will not scratch the chrome, but it will clean it.

Title: Re: Different chrome cleaner
Post by Tocsik on 08/20/16 at 13:42:05

Maybe skin oils combined with the heat :-/?
My header is a dark golden but I've not tried to change that.

Title: Re: Different chrome cleaner
Post by SavageMan99 on 08/20/16 at 15:43:03

Remember those wire paint strippers that went in power drill? Bet that would work.

Title: Re: Different chrome cleaner
Post by Serowbot on 08/20/16 at 18:03:31

Burnt skin finish looks nice,.. eehhh?... ;D

Title: Re: Different chrome cleaner
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/20/16 at 18:10:35

A new movie
Silence of the Hands
innocents, taken captive, forced to polish exhaust systems,
And bringing new meaning to the words
By Hand.

Title: Re: Different chrome cleaner
Post by MMRanch on 08/20/16 at 19:17:53

Should I recommend that you guys clean your hot pipes with a naked finger? Feeling brave?

skin and body oil , yes . Might be it ? :-?

Title: Re: Different chrome cleaner
Post by Art Webb on 08/21/16 at 07:01:31

Not going that

Title: Re: Different chrome cleaner
Post by Kris01 on 08/21/16 at 09:00:03

I've got a small spot at the bottom of the header where I've burned my boot. I won't use my finger on that!

Title: Re: Different chrome cleaner
Post by Tocsik on 08/21/16 at 09:20:50

7E475C460504350 wrote:

I've got a small spot at the bottom of the header where I've burned my boot. I won't use my finger on that!

Oven cleaner. Works a treat. Don't get it on the paint.
Here's what I've done:
Get the header hot. Spray a good amount of oven cleaner on a damp, rough terry cloth towel folded so it's thick (cotton, not synthetic!). Place or hold the oven cleaner on the towel against whatever's stuck on the header; often melted rain paints or a plastic bag blown against it while riding. If you can keep the oven cleaner on the spot a good long time, it helps. Then just rub the rest off with the towel. Repeat as needed.