Blue Job Scratched my Pipes
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I had a small patch of burnt leather on my Rush Slip-Ons that had been there for a month. I was told to try Blue Job several times and read nothing but good reviews from the product. I picked some up from my local H-D dealer and tried it out.
The instructions on the cap say to just mix with some water, make a paste and run it on. I did exactly that. It looked like tooth paste. Anyhow, I noticed the cloth had darkened which could only be some of the rubber that had melted, but was I notices was that about 2 sq. inches I had been rubbing was completely scratched to hell.
After rinsing it off and drying it looks like I took sand paper to the pipe all around the rubber. Could I have not mixed enough water? The pipes were cold when I used the blue job.
The instructions on the cap say to just mix with some water, make a paste and run it on. I did exactly that. It looked like tooth paste. Anyhow, I noticed the cloth had darkened which could only be some of the rubber that had melted, but was I notices was that about 2 sq. inches I had been rubbing was completely scratched to hell.
After rinsing it off and drying it looks like I took sand paper to the pipe all around the rubber. Could I have not mixed enough water? The pipes were cold when I used the blue job.
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Never had a problem with Blue Job...but I never used it on the exposed parts of the pipe on my Harleyeither only on the blued parts of the pipe on my Ducati. I use Nevr Dull or Brasso and never had an issue scratching the pipes.
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The small canisters of Blue Job at the dealer were not wrapped or anything. Anyone could have put something in them. I did notice that when I opened the Blue Job container there wasn't much in there.
Anyhow, is there any way to buff out scratches in chrome?
Anyhow, is there any way to buff out scratches in chrome?
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Was that cloth you used perfectly clean? Anyway, I have found that when I get something on the pipes, I simply take a piece of solid wood, eg., tongue depresser, and before the pipes cool, I scrape off whatever I can get off. Then, after the pipes cool, I use NeverDull. It has always worked for me, though sometimes you will have to work harder. As far as scratches being permanent, I am no expert. However, it seems to me that if the pipes are multi-coated with the chrome, then the lightest scratches should buff out using, perhaps, a Dremel buffer with the appropriate polish. Anyway, as far as I am concerned, the only way to have a bike without a single scratch is to wrap the bike up and keep it in the attic. The minor scratches that accumulate over the months really do not bother me anymore, and if the bike is clean and polished, the bike always looks good despite scratches. Hey, you know what? Those young, nubile girls in the magazines are nice to look at, right? But when you feel like a ride, you know that they do not compare with a real woman. Don't sweat the small stuff.
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Was that cloth you used perfectly clean? Anyway, I have found that when I get something on the pipes, I simply take a piece of solid wood, eg., tongue depresser, and before the pipes cool, I scrape off whatever I can get off. Then, after the pipes cool, I use NeverDull. It has always worked for me, though sometimes you will have to work harder. As far as scratches being permanent, I am no expert. However, it seems to me that if the pipes are multi-coated with the chrome, then the lightest scratches should buff out using, perhaps, a Dremel buffer with the appropriate polish. Anyway, as far as I am concerned, the only way to have a bike without a single scratch is to wrap the bike up and keep it in the attic. The minor scratches that accumulate over the months really do not bother me anymore, and if the bike is clean and polished, the bike always looks good despite scratches. Hey, you know what? Those young, nubile girls in the magazines are nice to look at, right? But when you feel like a ride, you know that they do not compare with a real woman. Don't sweat the small stuff.
Was that cloth you used perfectly clean? Anyway, I have found that when I get something on the pipes, I simply take a piece of solid wood, eg., tongue depresser, and before the pipes cool, I scrape off whatever I can get off. Then, after the pipes cool, I use NeverDull. It has always worked for me, though sometimes you will have to work harder. As far as scratches being permanent, I am no expert. However, it seems to me that if the pipes are multi-coated with the chrome, then the lightest scratches should buff out using, perhaps, a Dremel buffer with the appropriate polish. Anyway, as far as I am concerned, the only way to have a bike without a single scratch is to wrap the bike up and keep it in the attic. The minor scratches that accumulate over the months really do not bother me anymore, and if the bike is clean and polished, the bike always looks good despite scratches. Hey, you know what? Those young, nubile girls in the magazines are nice to look at, right? But when you feel like a ride, you know that they do not compare with a real woman. Don't sweat the small stuff.
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Thanks for the responses. I just shocked me because all you ever see following the Blue Job brand is "Guaranteed not to scratch chrome".
I have scratches on the bike, but I earned them by riding. I will try the buffing and the wood removal technique mentioned above. Thanks all.
I have scratches on the bike, but I earned them by riding. I will try the buffing and the wood removal technique mentioned above. Thanks all.
