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Exhaust heat wrap,removing rust,polishing question
12/02/20 at 17:19:04
I removed exhaust heat wrap because color was fading. I used wrap because looks cool. After remove I find out exhaust pipe is rusting out and color changed to dark blue. Does heat wrap could damage engine by overheating? That's why pipe changed color? If I could damage I am thinking about going back to no wrap pipe but now pipe is not shine anymore I am thinking about repolishing pipe. Does Mothers polishing compound really works good? It has a good review from many of youtuber.
Also I found out under the front fender has a lots of rust. What kind of rust remove product you guys use with out damage paint? Let me know please. Thank you in advance.
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12/02/20 at 18:08:55
Your error was not using DEI titanium wrap. The 2" wrap works best. Looks as good after four years as the day it was installed. Available on Amazon
https://www.designengineering.com/titanium-exhaust-wrap/
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12/02/20 at 18:14:27
If I may add to that. Not using wrap in the first place would have been a better idea.
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12/02/20 at 20:28:34
What turns the header blue?... heat.
What does header wrap do?... hold the heat in.
Header wrap also holds moisture, which causes rust.
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There you go Versy!
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Mr. Verslagen,
Thanks for pionting out what should be obvious. People have an aversion to anything not shiny, our rides have a personality all their own which dictates issues and solutions, or not, of their own. Some blue may be what we live with. Maybe going to a blacked out exhaust is a better solution. I am trying that route on my '03' going forward. I have a black head on mine so my thoughts are it should work.
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What turns the header blue?... heat.
What does header wrap do?... hold the heat in.
Header wrap also holds moisture, which causes rust.
Not the mention the hottest part on the bike is the exhaust valve, So one way it gets its cooling is a path through the pipe.
So putting a ex wrap on
maybe like throwing on a heavy winter coat and going for a jog on a 90+ degree day.
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12/03/20 at 08:28:42
It's my first bike. Everything is new experience.
I love it even though I make mistakes.
Still so many things to learn from you guys.
And please share your expertise about how to remove rust and polish chrome and aluminium.
Thank you all.
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You really can't remove rust from an exhaust pipe if it has penetrated the chrome. :'(
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12/03/20 at 15:38:18
kylejang wrote
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It's my first bike. Everything is new experience.
I love it even though I make mistakes.
Still so many things to learn from you guys.
And please share your expertise about how to remove rust and polish chrome and aluminium.
Thank you all.
Real fine steel wool will remove gunk from the pipe, But as Norm92 mentioned rust is rust.
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12/03/20 at 18:40:22
rust is rust
More to the point rust is some oxygen atoms added to the iron. If you remove the oxygen atoms you get back to the iron. Not sure how practical that would be on a header pipe.
I'd treat the rust and rewrap the pipe with some quality wrap this time. If you're worried about rust under the wrap, this can only happen if you leave water on it. If you come back from a rainy ride, just let the bike idle for 5 minutes under cover till the wrap is dry, instead of turning the engine off immediately.
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12/03/20 at 23:46:35
Never liked the look of wrap, so had my pipe ceramic coated by a specialist at a hotrod shop. Choice of silver or black, color never changes, $60.00 !
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