"Clean" blue pipes(?)
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"Clean" blue pipes(?)
I've read several posts about cleaning "blued" pipes -- some recommended a specific product, others said there's no way to reverse the bluing. Personally, I always assumed the chrome was permanently changed by heat, never bothered to try polishing it away; I think the bluing looks natural. Is there really any product out there that will remove the blue?
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blue-away I think its called, is a powder that you mix with water and rub on the affected area, it seems to work a little, if its not real blue or just the golden color, but not like new, for sure. and that is not the end of the problem. you have to fix the mixture to help keep the bluing from getting worse, and even a real close to perfect won't stop it completely, its caused by heat, and last time I looked, motors produce lots of it
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Fix the problem first, then worry about the pipes.
If it is the actual pipe, and not the heat shields, don't worry about it. They aren't chromed anyway. They're meant to discolor.
On older bikes that actually had chromed pipes with no heat shields, I just used regular old Turtle Wax Chrome Polish. Worked perfectly.