Melted tennis shoe on my pipes :(
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Melted tennis shoe on my pipes :(
So I took my girlfriend for her first ride on my bike. Later I discovered her tennis shoe melted on my pipes and I can't get the stuff off. Any ideas for what to use? I'm scared to use brillo or anything that might scratch it. Tried fingernail polish remover but it didn't work 
Gonna make her ride bare foot from now on!
Gonna make her ride bare foot from now on!
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From: Ponte Vedra, FL
RE: Melted tennis shoe on my pipes :(
I melted the heel of a boot on my husband's bike one time when we were riding two up. \\; It was tedious but I got it off (carefully) using a straight edge to lift up the large chunks. \\; Then I used an extremely fine steel wool (as fine as you can get) to get the rest. \\; Came off pretty well. \\; There were a couple of small scratches from the straight edge but the steel wool helped to buff those out. \\; You can't even really notice it.
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RE: Melted tennis shoe on my pipes :(
The best thing I have found for that kind of stuff is to freeze/ease off any big chunks and rub with a terry cloth towel. \\;\\\\\\; Fire the bike up and count to 10. \\;\\\\\\; Shut it down, and very carefully spray Easy Off Oven Cleaner on the area to be cleaned and rub vigorously. \\;\\\\\\; You can spray the Easy Off onto a towel/rag, but it doesn't seem to work as well. \\;\\\\\\; Something about the bubbling action of it. \\;\\\\\\; You may have to repeat a few times, but it won't scratch. \\;\\\\\\; Good luck.
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RE: Melted tennis shoe on my pipes :(
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The best thing I have found for that kind of stuff is to freeze/ease off any big chunks and rub with a terry cloth towel. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Fire the bike up and count to 10. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Shut it down, and very carefully spray Easy Off Oven Cleaner on the area to be cleaned and rub vigorously. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; You can spray the Easy Off onto a towel/rag, but it doesn't seem to work as well. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Something about the bubbling action of it. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; You may have to repeat a few times, but it won't scratch. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Good luck.
The best thing I have found for that kind of stuff is to freeze/ease off any big chunks and rub with a terry cloth towel. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Fire the bike up and count to 10. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Shut it down, and very carefully spray Easy Off Oven Cleaner on the area to be cleaned and rub vigorously. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; You can spray the Easy Off onto a towel/rag, but it doesn't seem to work as well. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Something about the bubbling action of it. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; You may have to repeat a few times, but it won't scratch. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Good luck.
Madame Moderator
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From: The Peach State
RE: Melted tennis shoe on my pipes :(
Got that from a friend of mine. \\; For all I know he found it here. \\; You'll want to polish the chrome afterwards. \\; You may still have a few marks left after using the Easy Off, but ride the bike a few times and have another go at it. \\; It should all eventually come off.
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Big Kahuna HDF Member
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RE: Melted tennis shoe on my pipes :(
I sure don't recommend steel wool. I scratched a pipe with 0000, the finest grade I could find. +1 for Easy-Off and I love Simichrome brand chrome polish for the final touch.
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From: Lake Arrowhead, ca
RE: Melted tennis shoe on my pipes :(
Steel wool is a no no for chrome. \\; The easy off thing works good but you still have to rub. \\; My powder coated pipes on my old school got severly boogered up over a couple years and I just wrapped them with header wrap. \\; Took some doing but looked great too! \\;Keeps pipes cool enough to touch (but not hold) right after shut down.
