Wrecked Pipes
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From: Clinton Twp, MI
Wrecked Pipes
Had my bike over to a friend's house a couple weekends back so we could put it up on his lift to do a few things. We attached tie-down straps to it and put a folded piece of bed sheet between the tie down and gas tank so it didn't scratch the paint. Long story short, after working on it, got it off the lift and started it without noticing that the piece of sheet on the right side had fallen down onto the pipe. The pipe is a mess. I got a lot of it off, but it still looks like sh@t! I've tried everything that I've seen recommended to get it off...nail polish remover, easy off, scrubbed on it with wire brushes...nothing seems to work.
Anyone have ANY other suggestions?
Anyone have ANY other suggestions?
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From: sand mountain Alabama
After it cools it may just peel off.
I use oven cleaner a lot to remove things from pipes. But be careful to not to get it on paint or back on the engine. If you do get it on the engine use pig spit.
0000 steel wool works good to. Will not scratch the chrome.
I use oven cleaner a lot to remove things from pipes. But be careful to not to get it on paint or back on the engine. If you do get it on the engine use pig spit.
0000 steel wool works good to. Will not scratch the chrome.
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0000 steel wool works great on chrome. You can help it by using wd40 to lubricate it while you buff it. I've used it to get melted soles from shoes of my pipes and it won't scratch.
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Joined: Dec 2012
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From: MO
Once I had to re tack weld the bracket that holds the heat shield on a vance and hines pipe. Even though I was quick with the tack and let is sit a minute between tacks it still blued the chrome on the shield in a few spots. Believe it or not a polishing oil soaked cotton called Never Dull took the bluing right off after just a couple minutes of rubbing. I was completely stunned as I thought it was there for good. I'm not sure the extent of the damage it since there are no pictures, but if its just in the finish you could try this method. If there is still physical crispy things stuck on them you can't get off I'm not sure what to tell you??? Good Luck!!!
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Joined: May 2012
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From: Beaverton, OR
I learnt a new trick and some may frown at it but what I used was road rub (Its like a pit stick eraser thing exactly for this.) and a nickel. Nickel is softer than chrome. I scraped a **** load of boot from my old SE II pipes with 0 scratches! Then I simply buffed the chrome with some polish and was like new. May be worth a try. Dont use the rub when the pipes are warm it will make life worse. Dont dig with the nickel either just scrap like you would with ice on a window. Firm but not ape ****.