Particularly interested in options for effective cleaning/maint the inside edges on slant cut tips such as on the Magnaflow 4.5 Hitman muffler tips?

I love everything about these mufflers after several thousand miles, and I want to keep the contrast of the silver/back looking sharp.

Wondering if gas or carb cleaner is ok to break down the crud followed by a good soapy wash and polish would be ok.

I’m not getting any response out of manufacturer on this so I thought I’d check here.

 

Step 1: Install black ones



Just being an ***, sorry. Seriously, just wiping them off regularly keeps them pretty clean. If they're chrome, do as you would on any other chrome part: polish.

 

On straight black or chrome it would be more straight forward, but these are both chrome AND black on my daily driver (lot of miles)

 

Wow, 20k on my 17 RG and I've never pulled a saddle bag for washing, never even washed the rear wheel other than a rinse with a hose. I'm just too damn busy riding and bugs are way more of concern.
As for those muffs, they look cool but also look like billet which means the probably have a clear coating on them. If you use gas or any kind of harsh chemical it will eat the coating off and then you're screwed.

I'm old school, I use dove or palmolive dish soap to wash and Pledge is just as good as any expensive paint detailer on the market.

Just my 2 cents.

 

Hit it with a little chrome polish

 

Used to use chrome polish but found a squirt and wipe over with WD40 to be just as effective!

 

I am going to try aluminum wheel cleaner for mine, the kind that is for coated wheels. I think it's best to use that kind since there is likely a coating on those and the ones for non-coated wheels are like spraying acid on paint. I have the same mufflers and the same issue, the right one won't clean up. I guess I need to give it a go and report back.

 

Mothers aluminum polish or white diamond metal polish. I'm really liking the white diamond right now, kept my hitman tips looking like a mirror when I had them. The rag will turn jet black when cleaning, then just buff it off with a microfiber.

 

I have exactly those pipes. Tried everything I could find but a squirt of break cleaner was the only thing that worked. Be sure to hang some towels to prevent overspray onto painted surfaces. A squirt and a wipe and they look good as new. A QTip to get the corners and presto. That contrast is back.

 

I removed mine and it sounds better too.