Hi guys,

I was hoping you guys could help me out.  I was backing my bike into the garage and I accidently rubbed the muffler against a white plastic bag.  It melted directly to the pipe.  I would say there is about 3 sq inches of plastic on the pipe right near the end.

Can it be removed?

Thanks

Tom

Statjunk -

Let us know how that turns out. I dropped a plastic bag against my muffler and it covered about the same area. Left a nice spider web appearance. I just cleaned it off gradually with bike cleaner (non abrasive) when the bike was cold, but the Easy off method sounds like a lot less labor. By gradually it took several cleanings over several days to make it go away.

Be careful not to spray the oven cleaner on the painted surfaces.  I have used the oven cleaner to remove paint before on other restoration projects.  I would spray it on a rag and then apply to the warm muffler.

Clark

Hey guys,

Just providing an update.  

I placed a piece of cardboard behind the pipe after taking it for a ride around the block.  I sprayed the pipe down with a lot of the oven cleaner (It is some strong stuff).  The plastic didn't end up just falling from the pipe after waiting the 15 minutes.  I used wood shims to scrap it away.  It came off in layers.

I ended up doing it about 6-8 times each time scraping a little more.  In the end I ended up scraping it off with my finger nails.

The pipe looks fine but it did take a little bit of elbow grease.  While I was waiting for the oven cleaner to do its job I buffed the front rim with chrome polish.

Tom