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Message started by Joni on 08/22/05 at 19:43:22

Title: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler?
Post by Joni on 08/22/05 at 19:43:22

Hey - does anyone know how to remove blueing off a muffler. I've got a really nice Jardine muffler that I really want to put on my bike - but it's got some bluing and I've tried several things from the bike shop and it's not working. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
Joni

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by Reelthing on 08/22/05 at 20:20:16

blue away will work ok - but it takes some serious rub'n - and the blue will come back if you don't get the carb right.

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by mikedasavage on 08/22/05 at 20:36:10

BLUE JOB is da SH1T

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/22/05 at 21:46:08

Paint it black.

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by marke2571 on 08/23/05 at 06:13:20

I've heard of blue away, but Blue Job IS really the SHizNit. I had a Jardine that was seriously discolored, this stuff took it right back to shiny chrome, BUT you have to put some serious elbow grease into it.

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by Savi650 on 08/23/05 at 06:40:21

Savage_Rob wrote:

Paint it black.

Savage_Rob.. is the muffler in your bike painted in black... could we see some pics?? Anyone?

Ride Safe!
Savi650

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/23/05 at 11:25:01

I'll try to take one this evening. If the hi-temp black paint doesn't stay (and it may not because I couldn't find any primer at the time), I'll probably look into powder-coating it black.

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by Savi650 on 08/23/05 at 14:16:30

Savage_Rob wrote:

I'll try to take one this evening. If the hi-temp black paint doesn't stay (and it may not because I couldn't find any primer at the time), I'll probably look into powder-coating it black.

I think that's my next project... It would be nice to have all the exahust system power coated in black. That should look really nice!! There's a powder coating company 1hr away from Chicago.. it seems that they do this kinda job exactly.

http://www.powderperfect.com/index.asp

You can even get a free quote for the job.

Ride Safe!
Savi650

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/23/05 at 14:29:32

I have a friend who owns a powdercoating company near me. He doesn't normally do this sort of thing - mostly large commercial stuff, I think. I might be able to get him to throw mine into a run with some other stuff or at least point me in the direction of someone who does do this sort of thing. I'm waiting to see how the paint holds up first.

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by Savi650 on 08/23/05 at 14:56:41

Savage_Rob wrote:

Let us now about that.

Ride Safe!
Savi650

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/23/05 at 16:21:00

Well, here's my Nadine. She's not really clean but she's not too dirty either. I just took this in my driveway about 20 minutes ago. 102 F outside right now, whew!

http://www.bikepics.com/pics/pics/suzuki-savage-98-bikepics-414631.jpg

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by bobo383 on 08/23/05 at 18:15:01

[quote author=Savage_Rob link=board=RubberSideDown;num=1124765002;start=0#10 date=08/23/05 at 16:21:00]102 F outside right now, whew!

I hear ya, this was at my house in Arlington on Saturday - shade, no less:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/bobo383/108on8-20-05.jpg
Your bike looks great by the way.

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by Savi650 on 08/23/05 at 18:59:34

Savage_Rob wrote:

Very Very Nice!! That is exactly what I have in mind.. I'll definitely will give the powder coating a try... will let you guys now how that went.

Thanks Savage_Rob
Ride Safe!
Savi650

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by threezukes on 08/23/05 at 23:53:31

I painted mine about a year ago with the cheap high temp BBQ grill paint by Krylon and it hasn't come off yet. No primer.

Heres a link to a previous post with pics. Sorry can't find a pic where I had the muffler painted black, but you can still see that the header still look ok.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;num=1121344543

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/24/05 at 05:27:13

bobo383 wrote:

102 F outside right now, whew!

I hear ya, this was at my house in Arlington on Saturday - shade, no less:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/bobo383/108on8-20-05.jpg
Your bike looks great by the way.

Yeah, 102 was the official. I'm in Garland. The one in my back yard showed 105. Like Robin Williams said in Good Morning Vietnam, It's HOT! darn HOT!. Supposed to be about the same today... predicted high of 102 F. Oh well, I grew up in San Antonio and have been in the Dallas area since I got out of the Navy in '87. It's home. We get pretty much year-round riding too. And thanks!

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by Jamo on 08/24/05 at 05:39:36

Did anybody find Blue-Job at the hardware store or did everybody who has used it odered ?

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by DavidV on 08/24/05 at 05:42:36

I like that black paint. It's lots better than the half-chrome, half-rust I'm running at the moment. I sense a mini-project coming up.

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/24/05 at 05:49:52

Jamo wrote:

Did anybody find Blue-Job at the hardware store or did everybody who has used it odered ?

I've seen Blue Away at the dealer and it works but Blue-Job works a bit better, I think. I ordered it online. Just do a Google search and look for your best price. I was just polishing off any minor bluing until I tried using the header wrap a little while back. It held heat in so well it blued the heck out of both the header and the front section of the muffler. That's when I decided to try the flat black.

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by Savi650 on 08/24/05 at 07:00:16

Jamo wrote:

Did anybody find Blue-Job at the hardware store or did everybody who has used it odered ?

Here you go.
http://www.blue-job.com/
It does really work well. You just have to rub thightly.

Ride Safe!
Savi650

Title: Re: Anyone know how to remove blueing from muffler
Post by mikedasavage on 08/24/05 at 08:26:33

If you have a harley store i'm sure they carry blue-job

The harley place here in texas does.