Pipe Bluing?
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Pipe Bluing?
I have section on my pipes that is turning color. Kinda a golden brown color. It is right under my timing cover. Is this blueing? I don't recall seeing this on any of my other bikes. (But then I've never changed the pipes on those bikes)
If it is blueing, what is the best way to restore it to normal chrome?
Thanks!
Steve
If it is blueing, what is the best way to restore it to normal chrome?
Thanks!
Steve
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RE: Pipe Bluing?
Steve-
I sounds like blueing to me. There is a great fix for this. Kuryakyn makes a shield that slips in under your current 2-piece heat shield to cover that gap and its chrome.
Other than that I don't know what you could do to the pipe itself.
I sounds like blueing to me. There is a great fix for this. Kuryakyn makes a shield that slips in under your current 2-piece heat shield to cover that gap and its chrome.
Other than that I don't know what you could do to the pipe itself.
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RE: Pipe Bluing?
Mine turned gold while i was running the Harley download so I researched the net and found this stuff.
http://www.nwbay.com/stores/merchant...y_Code=bluejob
They claim hand polishing will work but I used a buffer and the stuff did work great. nice shinny chrome that stayed chrome until the dyno tune which turned it back to a much lighter shade of gold, so I will have to polish it up again.
http://www.nwbay.com/stores/merchant...y_Code=bluejob
They claim hand polishing will work but I used a buffer and the stuff did work great. nice shinny chrome that stayed chrome until the dyno tune which turned it back to a much lighter shade of gold, so I will have to polish it up again.
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RE: Pipe Bluing?
I was just outside during lunch and I took another look at the pipes. That section is the only part of the pipes that are not covered by a heat sheild. And it seems that the blueing goes down some after it cools off.
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RE: Pipe Bluing?
Harley makes one that covers from the head to the second heat shield. Part #65694-05. Why don't they just put in on stock?
Chris
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RE: Pipe Bluing?
See the price on that shield? That's why. So they can nickel errr 50 and hundred us to death!
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RE: Pipe Bluing?
I invested in the shield at 20% off. It cleans up the exhaust on te right side. But, Harley never should have left the gap there in the first place. Yup, it's just another way to get our $.
Chris
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