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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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Default Cleaning pipes

Was at my brothers to show him my bike, he hopped on to take
her for a spin....wearing his nylon athletic pants...and yes, they melted
on the pipes! Any suggestions on how to get the hardened nylon off my
pipes??
Thanks for your help
 

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Mother's chrome polish. If it still doesn't come off, a light scrubbing with Mother's Chrome Polish and some 0000 steel wool. Some people have used oven cleaner on a rag, but that can mess up aluminum and I wouldn't do it to my own bike.
 
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Originally Posted by stevevfd
Mother's chrome polish. If it still doesn't come off, a light scrubbing with Mother's Chrome Polish and some 0000 steel wool. Some people have used oven cleaner on a rag, but that can mess up aluminum and I wouldn't do it to my own bike.
All good products another one is Never Dull made by Eagle One Products.
 
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0000 steel wool works like a charm
 
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Thanks all for the help cleaning my pipes! Its my first bike, so I dont know
all the in's and out's yet.
 
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